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Emilie Pine

エミリー・パイン

Emilie Pine

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1978 （Dublin, Ireland）
Nationality
Irish
Languages
English
Residence History
Dublin, Ireland → London, United Kingdom

Career

Occupations
University lecturer, Author
Active Years
2005-2022
Affiliations
University College Dublin
Influenced By
James Joyce

Education

Trinity College Dublin
Modern Drama
Country: Ireland

Awards

Irish Book Awards
2018
Work: Notes to Self
Category: Book of the Year
Organization: An Post
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Notes to Self

2019 Essays

Essays on personal experiences including infertility, eating disorders, alcoholism, divorce, sexual assault, miscarriages, poverty, and body hair.

Women's private issuesMemoryPain

Ruth & Pen

2022 Novel

A novel following two women over one day, inspired by James Joyce's Ulysses.

AutismDaily lifeWomen's experiences

Bibliography

  • Maculate conceptions: Irish film and drama of the 1930s (2005)
  • The politics of Irish memory: performing remembrance in contemporary Irish culture (2011)
  • The body in pain in Irish literature and culture (2016)
  • Moving memory: the dynamics of the past in Irish (2017)
  • Notes to Self: essays (2019)
  • The memory marketplace: witnessing pain in contemporary Irish and international theatre (2020)
  • Ruth & Pen (2022)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Frank and personal voiceMemoir-like
Recurring Motifs
PainMemoryWomen's bodies

Health

  • Peri-menopause
    Experienced hormone replacement therapy, stress incontinence, and poor reproductive healthcare.

Legacy

Known for exploring women's personal experiences and memory in contemporary Irish literature.