Elske Rahill
Elske Rahill | |
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| Born | 3 May 1983 Dublin, Ireland |
| Education | Trinity College Dublin |
| Years active | 2003-present |
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Elske Rahill is an Irish Author, Playwright, and Critic. She is known for her debut novel, Between dog and Wolf (2013), and more recently for An Unraveling (2019). She is also the author of a number of short stories, some of which were compiled into her 2017 book In White Ink.[1][2]
Rahill graduated from Trinity College Dublin, with an M.Phil in creative writing, gender and women's studies.[3] She also had a career in theatre, during which she appeared in plays such as Ariel, where she played the title role of Ariel, She, Striker and many others. She was awarded best actress at the Hivers festival in 2002 for her role in Newspaper people.[4]
She is a mother of four, a frequent source of inspiration for her stories. Notably in In white Ink, which was described by the Irish Times as "A captivating collection of modern motherhood and marriage with plenty of heart"[5], she explores her view of motherhood, as well as modern femininity.[6] Her short story A Mother, a modern retelling of one of James Joyce's works of the same name, appeared in Dubliners 100, a collection of stories inspired by Dubliners.
Rahill has appeared on woman's hour.[7] and RTE radio 1[8], and mentioned in articles in The Irish times[5], The Irish Examiner[9] and The Guardian[10], in which she was described as "A stylist of the highest calibre"[10]
Bibliography[edit]
| title | year | format | |
|---|---|---|---|
| After opium | 2003 | play | [11][3] |
| How to be loved | 2008 | play | [11][3] |
| Manners | 2011 | short story | [12] |
| Bride | 2012 | short story | [12] |
| Between dog and wolf | 2013 | novel | [13][14] |
| A mother | 2014 | short story | [2] |
| In white ink | 2017 | short story collection | [15] |
| An unravelling | 2019 | novel | [16] |
References[edit]
- ↑ "About". Elske Rahill. 2019-03-22. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "A Mother, a short story by Elske Rahill, Dubliners 100 – Rozz.ie". Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Elske Rahill". The Lilliput Press. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ↑ "Frontline Actors' Agency: Elske Rahill". homepage.eircom.net. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Gilmartin, Sarah. "In White Ink by Elske Rahill". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- ↑ "In White Ink by Elske Rahill review – the dark side of motherhood". the Guardian. 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ↑ "BBC Woman's Hour". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- ↑ "RTÉ Radio Player". www.rte.ie. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- ↑ Leonard, Sue (2013-11-20). "'Between Dog And Wolf' helps Rahill come of age at last". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Davies, Stevie (2019-08-02). "An Unravelling by Elske Rahill review – looking for Mammy". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Elske Rahill — internationales literaturfestival berlin". www.literaturfestival.com. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Elske Rahill". The Dublin Review. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ↑ "Between Dog and Wolf, by Elske Rahill". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ↑ "Between Dog and Wolf". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ↑ "In White Ink". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ↑ Rahill, Elske (2020-01-09). An Unravelling. Head of Zeus. ISBN 978-1-78669-102-6. Search this book on
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