Frank McGuinness
Professor
Frank McGuinness (born 1953) is an
Irish writer. As well as his own plays, which include ''
The Factory Girls'', ''
Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme'', ''
Someone Who'll Watch Over Me'' and ''
Dolly West's Kitchen'', he is recognised for a "strong record of adapting literary classics, having translated the plays of
Racine,
Sophocles,
Ibsen,
Garcia Lorca, and
Strindberg to critical acclaim". He has also published six collections of poetry, and two novels. McGuinness was Professor of Creative Writing at
University College Dublin (UCD) from 2007 to 2018.
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