1039. Anne Enright
Otherppl with Brad Listi | Books & Culture
Why 'Attention' and essay intentions
Anne explains the title Attention, valuing receptiveness over opinionated argument and essay motives.
Anne Enright is the author of Attention: Writing on Life, Art, and the World, available from W. W. Norton & Co.
Enright is the author of eight novels, most recently The Wren, the Wren. She has been awarded the Man Booker Prize and the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, and was named the inaugural Laureate for Irish Fiction. In 2022, Enright was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Irish Book Awards. She lives and works in Dublin.
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