Edna O’Brien: Quick Facts


Facts

Born December 15, 1930 • Ireland
Died July 27, 2024 (aged 93) • London • England
Notable Works “A Fanatic Heart” • “A Scandalous Woman and Other Stories” • “August Is a Wicked Month” • “Byron in Love” • “Casualties of Peace” • “Country Girl” • “Down by the River” • “Girl” • “Girls in Their Married Bliss” • “House of Splendid Isolation” • “In the Forest” • “James Joyce” • “Johnny I Hardly Knew You” • “Lantern Slides” • “Night” • “Saints and Sinners” • “The Country Girls” • “The Country Girls Trilogy” • “The High Road” • “The Light of Evening” • “The Little Red Chairs” • “The Lonely Girl” • “The Love Object”

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