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R.I.P. Edna O’Brien
We knew this day was coming but still … it’s a sad one. A connecting thread is lost, with the 20th century, with my father, who introduced me to O’Brien’s work (and not just her work but what she meant, … Continue reading
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Tagged Edna O'Brien, fiction, Ireland, The Country Girls
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Edna O’Brien on The Country Girls
A terrific essay by Edna O’Brien about the publication of her first novel The Country Girls. Well worth reading but I’ll pull out the two parts I liked especially: The Country Girls took three weeks, or maybe less, to write. … Continue reading
The Books: “Girls In Their Married Bliss” (Edna O’Brien)
Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: Girls In Their Married Bliss, by Edna O’Brien. Girls In Their Married Bliss, with its obviously sarcastic title, is the final book in Edna O’Brien’s famous “Country Girls Trilogy”. Here’s my post about The Country … Continue reading
The Books: “The Lonely Girl” (Edna O’Brien)
Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: The Lonely Girl, by Edna O’Brien. Here’s my post about The Country Girls Trilogy as a whole, and Edna O’Brien as a writer. The Lonely Girl is the second book in this famous trilogy – … Continue reading
The Books: “The Country Girls” (Edna O’Brien)
Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: The Country Girls Trilogy, by Edna O’Brien. Published in one volume, the three books known as “The Country Girls Trilogy” – were what put Edna O’Brien on the map. Her first novel was “The Country … Continue reading
“People ask me who was Baba, and I answer – Baba is who I’d like to be”
Me too. Wonderful interview with Edna O’Brien. Excerpt from interview: “I wrote The Country Girls in three weeks having blown the 50 quid advance. I was young, married with two small children, and whenever I met people, I was spouting … Continue reading
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
Jessa Crispin has an interesting interview with Peter Boxall, editor of 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. I loved what Boxall said at the end: Having benefited from an extraordinary number of emails and letters as well as … Continue reading
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Frank Delaney’s Top 10 Irish Novels
Here it is.. Is the Elizabeth Bowen on the list the same author as the one who wrote John Adams and the American Revolution? Dad? From this list, I have read Ulysses, Finnegans Wake, both by Joyce, obviously, The Country … Continue reading
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Tagged Amongst Women, At Swim-Two-Birds, Edna O'Brien, Ireland, John McGahern, The Country Girls
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