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Eimear McBride
Writing A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing.
A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing · The Lesser Bohemians
- Born
- 1976
- Birthplace
- Liverpool
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Eimear McBride
Eimear McBride is an Irish novelist known for formally experimental prose. Her fiction explores family, desire and the workings of consciousness.
Early life
Irish upbringing
Moved from Liverpool to Ireland at three and grew up in Sligo and Mayo.
Drama studies
Moved to London at seventeen to train at the Drama Centre.
Career
- 2013
Debut publication
A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing appeared after years of searching for a publisher.
- 2017
Creative fellowship
Became the Beckett Research Centre’s first creative fellow.
- 2022
Film direction
Wrote and directed A Very Short Film About Longing.
Selected work
A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing
An experimental account of family relationships.
The Lesser Bohemians
Follows a drama student’s relationship with an older actor.
Strange Hotel
Centres on a woman moving between hotel rooms.
Beyond work
Literary interests
Her interest in Russian literature led to a period in Saint Petersburg.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
Photo: Bjo96. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.