Frank McGuinness
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This article is about the Irish playwright. For the Australian journalist and newspaper editor, see Frank McGuinness (journalist).
Professor Frank McGuinness[1][2] (born 1953) is an Irish writer. As well as his own plays, which include The Factory Girls, Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme, Someone Who'll Watch Over Me and Dolly West's Kitchen, he is recognised for a "strong record of adapting literary classics, having translated the plays of Racine, Sophocles, Ibsen, Garcia Lorca, and Strindberg to critical acclaim".[3] He has also published six collections of poetry, and two novels. McGuinness was Professor of Creative Writing at University College Dublin (UCD) from 2007 to 2018.[4]
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Frank McGuinness | |
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Born | (1953-07-29) 29 July 1953 (age 70) Buncrana, County Donegal, Ireland |
Occupation | Playwright, poet, translator |
Genre | Drama, Poetry |
Notable works | The Factory Girls, Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme, Someone Who'll Watch Over Me, Dolly West's Kitchen |
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