Edna O'Brien
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born
December 15, 1930
gender
female
place of birth
Ireland
genre
Literature & Fiction
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The Country Girls Trilogy and Epilogue by Edna O'Brien avg rating 3.77 — 210 ratings — published 1986 11 editions |
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House of Splendid Isolation: A Novel by Edna O'Brien avg rating 3.64 — 126 ratings — published 1994 8 editions |
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Down by the River by Edna O'Brien avg rating 3.78 — 76 ratings — published 1996 5 editions |
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In the Forest by Edna O'Brien avg rating 3.49 — 71 ratings — published 2002 13 editions |
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The Light of Evening by Edna O'Brien avg rating 3.57 — 60 ratings — published 2006 8 editions |
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Wild Decembers by Edna O'Brien avg rating 3.40 — 58 ratings — published 1999 7 editions |
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Girls in Their Married Bliss by Edna O'Brien avg rating 3.46 — 46 ratings — published 1964 7 editions |
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A Fanatic Heart by Edna O'Brien avg rating 4.16 — 38 ratings — published 1984 8 editions |
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The Girl with Green Eyes by Edna O'Brien avg rating 3.63 — 38 ratings — published 1964 6 editions |
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James Joyce by Edna O'Brien avg rating 3.72 — 36 ratings — published 1999 8 editions |
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"When anyone asks me about the Irish character, I say look at the trees. Maimed, stark and misshapen, but ferociously tenacious."
— Edna O'Brien
— Edna O'Brien
"...people liking you or not liking you is an accident and is to do with them and not you. That goes for love too, only more so."
— Edna O'Brien (Girls in Their Married Bliss)
— Edna O'Brien (Girls in Their Married Bliss)
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