 Edna O'Brien, pictured in 1968. | | 8,150 (11,450) | 255 | 2,560 |  (3.56) | 16 | 0 | Writer Edna O'Brien was born in Clare County, Ireland, in 1930 and attended Pharmaceutical College in Dublin. O'Brien, winner of the Kingsley Amis Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Price and the European Literature Prize, has written short stories, novels, plays, television plays and screenplays. She has also written for such magazines as Cosmopolitan, Ladies Home Journal and The New Yorker. (Bowker Author Biography) Edna O'Brien's previous works of fiction include "Down by the River", "House of Splendid Isolation", "Time & Tide", & "Lantern Slides", which won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for fiction. Her book about James Joyce was published in 1999 & excerpted in "The New Yorker". An honorary member of the American Academy of Arts & Letters, O'Brien grew up in Ireland & now lives in London. (Publisher Provided) — biography from The Little Red Chairs … (more) |
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Edna O'Brien has 1 past event. (show) Selected Shorts: Saints and Sinners with Edna O'Brien Edna O'brien discusses Saints and Sinners. The great Irish writer presents passionate tales of love, longing and family from her first new collection in 10 years. Performers include Gabriel Byrne (In Treatment), Cynthia Nixon (Sex and the City) and Eilin O'Dea. *Supported by Imagine Ireland, an initiative of Culture Ireland. Note: This event will be a part of New York Book Week! (thaliatheater)… (more)
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