HOUSE OF SPLENDID ISOLATION
House of Splendid Isolation is a newly reissued novel from Edna O'Brien, the author of Girl-"one of the most celebrated writers in the English language" NPR's Weekend Edition .
The heartbreaking dilemmas and the noble and bloody history of Ireland come vividly to life in the tale of Josie, a widow living in a solitary house outside an Irish village, whose home becomes the hideout of an IRA terrorist.
EDNA O'BRIEN
Edna O'Brien 1930-2024 was the author of more than twenty-five works of fiction, including The Country Girls, The Little Red Chairs, and The Light of Evening. She received numerous awards, including the PEN Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature, the Irish PEN Award for Literature, the National Arts Club Medal of Honor, and the Ulysses Medal. Born and raised in the west of Ireland, she lived in London for many years.
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O'BRIEN EDNA
Reconocida como una de "las más grandes escritoras irlandesas del siglo XX" Dwight Garner, New York Times Edna O'Brien, DBE es una novelista, autora de memorias, dramaturga, poeta y cuentista de gran éxito de ventas. Ha escrito más de 20 novelas, incluida su novela más reciente, Girl, ambientada en medio de las atrocidades de Boko Haram, que se publicó en septiembre de 2019. También ha escrito más de cinco obras dramáticas y cuatro obras de no ficción, incluidas sus memorias, Country. Chica.
