Anne Donovan page

Biography (from her publisher Canongate): Anne Donovan is the author of the prize winning novel Buddha Da, Being Emily (2008), and the short-story collection Hieroglyphics. Buddha Da was shortlisted for the Orange Prize, the Whitbread First Novel Award and the Scottish Book of the Year Award, and was nominated for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. It received a Scottish Arts Council Award and won the Le Prince Maurice Award in Mauritius in 2004. She has also written for radio and the stage and has been working on the screenplay for the film of Buddha Da. She lives in Glasgow.

All that glisters – (pdf) a short story by Anne Donovan

Glasgow pants – another short story by Anne Donovan

The Short Story Website – at the bottom of this site, there is a copy of Anne Donovan’s short story But in pdf

School Trip – an Anne Donovan short story from 2005

Interview with Scottish writer Anne Donovan – this excellent interview from the Barcelona Review dates back to 2003

Jimmy’s new view – an interview with Dharmalife from 2004

Withering Insights – an interview with Scotland on Sunday from 2008-04-30

There is a study guide to Buddha Da which includes an overview of Being Emily published by the Association for Scottish Literary Studies (2010), Glasgow. This 75 page guide written by Christopher Nicol includes full discussion of themes, characters, setting and the language of the text. It is intended for use by students in secondary schools and university and can be obtained through Amazon or directly from the ASLS online.

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