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Catherine Hanrahan

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Catherine Hanrahan
BornToronto
OccupationWriter
LanguageEnglish
NationalityCanadian
GenreFiction
Notable worksLost Girls and Love Hotels

Catherine Hanrahan is a Canadian writer,[1] whose debut novel Lost Girls and Love Hotels was a shortlisted finalist for the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize in 2007.[2] The novel was based on her own experience living and working in Tokyo as an English teacher.[3] She works now at IES Enskede in Sweden as a teacher.

The novel was later optioned by Jean-Marc Vallée for adaptation as a feature film, which would have starred Kate Bosworth.[4] The film was not made at that time, and it was not until 2017 that a new production was announced. Lost Girls & Love Hotels was written by Hanrahan, and directed by William Olsson.

References

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  1. ^ "A new twist on teaching English in Japan: Novel explores Tokyo's notorious love hotels". Edmonton Journal, July 9, 2006.
  2. ^ "Hage, Behrens face off again". Montreal Gazette, February 8, 2007.
  3. ^ "Don't wear room shoes to walk on the seamy side". Victoria Times-Colonist, July 30, 2006.
  4. ^ "Bosworth checking into Love Hotels". Edmonton Journal, December 11, 2009.