A Pagan Place

ISBN-13: 9780571270309 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 240 str.

O'Brien, Edna

Opis

After leaving for a religious community in Belgium, a young woman remembers her childhood in rural Ireland. She reflects on the rituals of village life, the people she encountered, and the enchanting beauty of the landscape. Her mind then turns to the shocking event that led to her departure.

Recenzje

Edna O'Brien is one of the greatest writers in the English-speaking world. New York Times

O autorze

O'Brien, EdnaEdna O'Brien has written more than twenty works of fiction. She is the recipient of many awards, including the Irish PEN Lifetime Achievement Award, the American National Arts Gold Medal, the Frank O'Connor Prize, the PEN/Nabokov Award For Achievement in International Literature, and the David Cohen Prize for Literature. In 2021, Edna O'Brien was awarded the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. She is currently writing a play, Joyce's Women, for the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, to mark the centenary of the publication of Ulysses. Born and raised in the west of Ireland, she has lived in London for many years.