Remembering the Firebrand Irish Novelist Edna O'BrienEdna O'Brien's work preceded Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan novels, providing searing depictions of an oppressive society through the lens of female friendship.
Molly Furey: 'Edna O'Brien was never really convinced that Ireland had changed. Neither am I'Edna O'Brien symbolizes a transformed Ireland while emphasizing the continual process of transformation.
Remembering the Firebrand Irish Novelist Edna O'BrienEdna O'Brien's work preceded Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan novels, providing searing depictions of an oppressive society through the lens of female friendship.
Molly Furey: 'Edna O'Brien was never really convinced that Ireland had changed. Neither am I'Edna O'Brien symbolizes a transformed Ireland while emphasizing the continual process of transformation.