Keith Donohue

Keith Donohue

Infobox Writer


imagesize = 150px
name = Keith Donohue
birthdate = 1960
birthplace = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
occupation = speechwriter, novelist, construction worker, cigar store manager, box office clerk, and bureaucrat
nationality = American
genre = novel, short story
movement = magical realism
influences = Flann O’Brien, William Butler Yeats

Keith Donohue (born 1960) is an American novelist. His acclaimed 2006 novel "The Stolen Child", about a changeling, was inspired by the Yeats poem of the same name.

Background

Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he earned his B.A. and M.A. from Duquesne University and his Ph.D. in English from The Catholic University of America.

Currently he is Director of Communications for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, the grant-making arm of the U. S. National Archives in Washington, DC. Until 1998 he worked at the National Endowment for the Arts and wrote speeches for chairmen John Frohnmayer and Jane Alexander, and has written articles for the New York Times, Washington Post, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and other newspapers.

Works

*cite book | title=The Angel of Destruction | location=New York | publisher= Shaye Areheart Books| year=forthcoming March 2009
*cite book | title=The Stolen Child | location=New York | publisher=Nan A. Talese | year=2006 | id=ISBN 0-385-51616-9
*cite book | title=The Irish Anatomist: A Study of Flann O'Brien | location=Bethesda | publisher=Maunsel Press | year=2002 | id=ISBN 1-9309-0135-6

ources

"Contemporary Authors Online". The Gale Group, 2007. PEN (Permanent Entry Number): 0000169243.

External links

* [http://www.keithdonohue.com Author website]


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