Edna O'Brien
'''Josephine Edna O'Brien''' (born 15 December 1930) is an Irish novelist, memoirist, playwright, poet and short-story writer. Elected to Aosdána by her fellow artists, she was honoured with the title Saoi in 2015 and the "UK and Ireland Nobel" David Cohen Prize in 2019, whilst France made her Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2021.O'Brien's works often revolve around the inner feelings of women, and their problems in relating to men, and to society as a whole. Her first novel, ''The Country Girls'' (1960), is often credited with breaking silence on sexual matters and social issues during a repressive period in Ireland following the Second World War. The book was banned, burned and denounced from the pulpit. Faber and Faber published her memoir, ''Country Girl'', in 2012. O'Brien lives in London.
O'Brien has been mentioned as a candidate for the Nobel Prize in literature. Philip Roth described her as "the most gifted woman now writing in English", while a former President of Ireland, Mary Robinson, cited her as "one of the great creative writers of her generation". Others to hail her as one of the greatest writers alive include John Banville, Michael Ondaatje and Sir Ian McKellen. O'Brien received the Irish PEN Award in 2001. ''Saints and Sinners'' won the 2011 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, the world's richest prize for a short-story collection. Provided by Wikipedia
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by O'Brien, Edna
Published 1984
Published 1984
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by O'Brien, Edna
Published 2009
Published 2009
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by O'Brien, Edna
Published 2015
Published 2015
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by O'Brien, Edna
Published 1981
Published 1981
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by O'Brien, Edna
Published 2006
Published 2006
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by O'Brien, Edna
Published 2019
Published 2019
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by O'Brien, Edna
Published 2011
Published 2011
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by O'Brien, Edna
Published 1994
Published 1994
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by O'Brien, Edna
Published 1988
Published 1988
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by O'Brien, Edna
Published 1970
Published 1970
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by O'Brien, Edna
Published 1999
Published 1999
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by O'Brien, Edna
Published 2000
Published 2000
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by O'Brien, Edna
Published 2013
Published 2013
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by O'Brien, Edna
Published 1990
Published 1990
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by O'Brien, Edna
Published 1979
Published 1979
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by O'Brien, Edna
Published 1973
Published 1973
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by O'Brien, Edna
Published 1965
Published 1965
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by O'Brien, Edna
Published 1980
Published 1980
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by O'Brien, Edna
Published 1964
Published 1964
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by O'Brien, Edna
Published 1978
Published 1978
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