Julia O'Faolain (1932–2020)
Author of Not in God's Image: Women in History from the Greeks to the Victorians
About the Author
Julia O'Faolain was born to Irish writers Sean and Eileen O'Faolain in London, 1932. She was educated at University College in Dublin, the University of Rome, and the Sorbonne. She worked as an editor, language teacher and translator. In 1968, she published We Might See the Sights, her first show more collection of short stories, which was followed by other collections, as well as novels, including Godded and Codded (1970) and No Country for Young Men (1980). She co-wrote Not in God's Image: Women in History from the Greeks to the Victorians with her husband, Lauro Martines. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Disambiguation Notice:
Julia O'Faolain also is published as translator under the name Julia Martines.
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Works by Julia O'Faolain
No Country for Young Men 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- O'Faolain, Julia
- Legal name
- Martines, Julia (married)
O'Faolain, Julia (born) - Other names
- Martines, Julia
O'Faolain, Julia (birth name) - Birthdate
- 1932-06-06
- Date of death
- 2020-10-27
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- Ireland
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
- Places of residence
- London, England, UK
Los Angeles, California, USA - Education
- University College Dublin (BA, French and Italian, 1952)
University College Dublin (MA, 1953)
University of Rome
Sorbonne - Occupations
- translator (Council of Europe)
French instructor (Reed College, Portland, Oregon, USA)
novelist
short-story writer
editor
historian - Relationships
- Martines, Lauro (husband)
O'Faolain, Sean (father)
O'Faolain, Eileen (mother) - Organizations
- Aosdána
Council of Europe
Reed College - Agent
- Deborah Rogers (Rogers, Coleridge & White)
- Disambiguation notice
- Julia O'Faolain also is published as translator under the name Julia Martines.
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No Country For Young Men by Julia Ofaolain
A really unfortunately mediocre book that has glimpses of brilliance. Ireland in the 1920s and 1980s, reflected in its characters as a commentary on the modernisation of the free state, is told through a series of characters that are well developed. However, the writing is at times woeful (in particular the odd similes) and the concepts are never fully developed. The most important parts of the story are wasted and in the end the book is too long, relatively unimaginative and fades into nothing.
I was very impressed by this one - both the book and the writer were previously unfamiliar to me but they don't deserve to be forgotten.
This is a story rooted in the political and ideological history of modern Ireland, but also about how the culture shapes the expectations of people who live there and the complex relationship of the Irish with their American diaspora. It tells a story of a family over four generations from the civil war of the 1920s up to the late 1970s, and their relationships with two American visitors who get too close to the republican in-fighting. It presents all sides in Ireland's long-standing political debate between republican hard-liners and economic pragmatists, and must have been a brave choice for the Booker jury at a time when the IRA were still so active.
It does have its faults - for me it could have done with some editing - it is quite long and there are sections that failed to hold my interest, but the gradual revelation of secrets and the ending were subtly devastating.… (more)
This is a story rooted in the political and ideological history of modern Ireland, but also about how the culture shapes the expectations of people who live there and the complex relationship of the Irish with their American diaspora. It tells a story of a family over four generations from the civil war of the 1920s up to the late 1970s, and their relationships with two American visitors who get too close to the republican in-fighting. It presents all sides in Ireland's long-standing political debate between republican hard-liners and economic pragmatists, and must have been a brave choice for the Booker jury at a time when the IRA were still so active.
It does have its faults - for me it could have done with some editing - it is quite long and there are sections that failed to hold my interest, but the gradual revelation of secrets and the ending were subtly devastating.… (more)
This was an intense novel focusing on the lives of nuns in the 6th century Gaul. It took me a while to get going with it, but Radegunda and the anchoress who are among the focal characters of the novel were ultimately compelling.
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- Works
- 16
- Also by
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- Members
- 523
- Popularity
- #47,534
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 9
- ISBNs
- 46
- Languages
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