Joyce's Women

Informationen zum Autor Edna O'Brien Klappentext Fire is the colour of genius. In this audacious new work, Edna O'Brien gives voice to the women who were central to the life of James Joyce. 'James Joyce had been my ultimate hero for sixty years, but to paint the canvas of his life was daunting. Vorwort One of Ireland's greatest writers turns her attention to the legacy of another. Zusammenfassung Fire is the colour of genius. In this audacious new work, Edna O'Brien gives voice to the women who were central to the life of James Joyce. 'James Joyce had been my ultimate hero for sixty years, but to paint the canvas of his life was daunting.

About the author

Edna O'Brien has written more than twenty works of fiction. She is the recipient of many awards, including the Irish PEN Lifetime Achievement Award, the American National Arts Gold Medal, the Frank O'Connor Prize, the PEN/Nabokov Award For Achievement in International Literature, and the David Cohen Prize for Literature. In 2021, Edna O'Brien was awarded the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. She is currently writing a play, Joyce's Women, for the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, to mark the centenary of the publication of Ulysses. Born and raised in the west of Ireland, she has lived in London for many years.

Product details

• Authors: Edna O'Brien
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.04.2023
• EAN: 9780571386048
• ISBN: 978-0-571-38604-8
• No. of pages: 72
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 5 mm x 200 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; DRAMA / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Modern and contemporary plays (c 1900 onwards)