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Edna O'Brien

Irish writer (1930-2024) · Ireland · On the map · Writers · Died at 93

Josephine Edna O'Brien was an Irish novelist, memoirist, playwright, poet and short-story writer.

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2024Died27 July 20242021Commandeur des Arts et des LettresAward2017Dame Commander of the Order of the British EmpireAward2011Fellow of the Royal Society of LiteratureAward1930Born15 December 1930

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Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres2021
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire2017
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature2011
Irish PEN Award
AWB Vincent Literary Award

About this person

Country
Ireland
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1930 to 2024 · aged 93

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