Writing

Edna O'Brien

December 15, 1930 — July 27, 2024Tuamgraney, County Clare, Ireland

Edna O'Brien was an Irish novelist, playwright, poet, and writer for film and television.

Known for

Omnibus

1967

Question Time

1979

The Meaning of Life

2009

Hemingway

2021

The Life and Loves of a She-Devil

1986

Tonite Let's All Make Love in London

1967

Mother Ireland

1976

Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street

2017

The Hard Way

1980

Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story

2025

Wild Decembers

2009

Edna O'Brien: Fearful... and Fearless

2019