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Birth Name: Edna O'Brien
Age: 93, born 15 December 1930
Country of origin: 
Ireland
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Edna O'Brien is an Irish novelist, memoirist, playwright, poet and short story writer. She is considered the "doyenne" of Irish literature. Philip Roth considers her “the most gifted woman now writing in English”, while former President of Ireland Mary Robinson regards her as "one of the great creative writers of her generation."
O'Brien's works often revolve around the inner feelings of women, and their problems in relating to men, and to society as a whole. Her first novel, The Country Girls, is often credited with breaking silence on sexual matters and social issues during a repressive period in Ire
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2. X, Y and Zee (1972)
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3. Three Into Two Won't Go (1969)
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5. I Was Happy Here (1966)
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1. Imagine (2003)
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2. Omnibus (1967)
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3. The South Bank Show (1978)
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5. Wogan
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3. The Country Girls (2002)
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5. Girl with Green Eyes (1975)
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