Edna O’Brien, whose books were initially banned in Ireland but gained international acclaim, died Saturday after a long illness. She was 93 and her death was confirmed by her publisher, Faber, and the ...

Edna O'Brien, the renowned Irish author of book series including The Country Girls, has died. She was 93. Her publisher, Faber Books, announced her death in a statement on X (formerly Twitter) on ...

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In a diary entry from May 1967, read by Jessie Buckley at the start of Blue Road: The Edna O’Brien Story, the subject writes: “Ah, the trees, how tortured they are. If anyone has to ask me about the ...

Irish writer Edna O'Brien died Saturday at the age of 93 after a long illness. O'Brien sparked controversy in Ireland for the way she wrote about women's lives and relationships, as NPR's Isabella ...

On the trail of Ralph Fiennes in 1990s Manhattan, the esteemed novelist pays a visit to a burlesque club. By Giulia Melucci I was terrified the first time I had to pick up the phone to call Edna ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Edna O’Brien, Ireland’s literary pride and outlaw who scandalized her native land with her debut novel “The Country Girls” before gaining international acclaim as a storyteller and ...

Edna O'Brien, Ireland's literary pride and outlaw who scandalized her native land with her debut novel “The Country Girls” before gaining international acclaim as a storyteller and iconoclast that ...

NEW YORK — (AP) — Edna O'Brien, Ireland's literary pride and outlaw who scandalized her native land with her debut novel "The Country Girls" before gaining international acclaim as a storyteller and ...