Keith Donohue




Keith Donohue

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January 01, 1960


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Keith Donohue is an American novelist. His acclaimed 2006 novel The Stolen Child, about a changeling, was inspired by the Yeats poem of the same name. His second novel, Angels of Destruction, was published in March 2009.

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 Ne...more




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avg rating: 3.63 | 2,875 ratings | 677 reviews | 4 distinct works | 14 fans
The Stolen Child: A Novel The Stolen Child: A Novel
by Keith Donohue
avg rating 3.65 — 2,378 ratings — published 2006
20 editions
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Angels of Destruction: A Novel Angels of Destruction: A Novel
by Keith Donohue
avg rating 3.25 — 152 ratings — published 2009
5 editions
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Stolen Child Stolen Child
by Keith Donohue
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The Irish Anatomist: A Study o... The Irish Anatomist: A Study of Flann O'Brien (Irish Research Series, 25)
by Keith Donohue
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2002
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"Write it down, boy. If you come across a passage in your reading that you’d like to remember, write it down in your little book; then you can read it again, memorize it, and have it whenever you wish."
Keith Donohue
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"Once I learned to read, I could not imagine my life otherwise."
Keith Donohue
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"As I let go of the past, the past let go of me. "
Keith Donohue (The Stolen Child)
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