Kathleen Ferguson (born 19 August 1958 in Tamnaherin, County Londonderry)[1] is an Irish author known for The Maid's Tale[2] which won the 1995 Irish Times Literature Prize for fiction.[3] Educated at the University of Ulster at Coleraine. It was praised by the London Independent for its "wonderful candour" and the "lovely Derry idiom".[4]

Kathleen Ferguson is married and lives in Rome, Italy.[1]

Published works

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  • The Maid's Tale. Torc. 1994. ISBN 978-1-898142-04-1.
  • Waiting for Dad (1998)
  • Storia di una perpetua (2001)[5]
  • Xuanzang: Chinese Hero (2005)[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Levy, Eric P (2004). "The Mastering of Selfhood in Kathleen Ferguson's The Maid's Tale". New Hibernia Review. 8: 93–106. doi:10.1353/nhr.2004.0027. S2CID 145202690. Project MUSE 169612.
  2. ^ Foster, John Wilson (2006). The Cambridge companion to the Irish novel. Cambridge University Press. p. 268. ISBN 978-0-521-86191-5. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  3. ^ Tabor, Mary B. W. (11 October 1995). "Book Notes". The New York Times.
  4. ^ Blake, Robin (8 April 1995). "Paperbacks". The Independent (UK).
  5. ^ Library Thing catalogue
  6. ^ GoodReads website, Xuanzang: Chinese Hero