Large Print Material
Room : a novel / Emma Donoghue.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316120579 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 031612057X (pbk.)
- Physical Description: ix, 477 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown, 2010.
Content descriptions
| Summary, etc.: | A five-year-old narrates a story about his life growing up in a single room where his mother aims to protect him from the man who has held her prisoner for seven years since she was a teenager. |
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Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Bibliomation.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Other Formats and Editions
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem Free Public Library | LP FIC DON (Text) | 33640143783243 | Adult Fiction Large Type | Available | - |
Electronic resources
Author Notes
Room : A Novel
Emma Donoghue was born on October 24, 1969 in Dublin, Ireland. She received her BA degree from the University College Dublin and PhD in English from University of Cambridge. Her first novel was Stir. Her next novel was Hood which won the 1997 American Library Association's Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Book Award for Literature. Her novel Slammerkin was a finalist in the 2001 Irish Times Irish Literature Prize for Fiction. The Sealed Letter, published in 2008, is a work of historical fiction. This work was the joint winner of the 2009 Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction. She continued writing several award winning novels including Room which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in September 2010. Some of her other works include Astray, Three and a Half Deaths, and Frog Music. (Bowker Author Biography)
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