- New York Times reviewed, Fiction, Kidnapping victims, Schoolgirls
"I was a girl once, but not any more." So begins Girl, Edna O'Brien's harrowing portrayal of the young women abducted by Boko Haram.
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- Author
- Edna O'Brien
- First published
- 2019
- Pages
- 240
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus & Giroux, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, FABER ET FABER
- Editions
- 9
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780571341184
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Josephine Edna O’Brien (Tuamgraney, 1930–London, 2024) was an Irish writer. She was known for her novels and short stories exploring women’s experiences and social conflicts. Her work The Country Girls (1960), which addressed sexual and social issues, broke taboos in post-war Ireland and brought her international recognition. --- Josephine Edna O’Brien (Tuamgraney, 1930–Londres, 2024) fue una escritora irlandesa. Destacó por sus novelas y relatos sobre la experiencia femenina y los conflictos sociales. Su obra The Country Girls (1960), al abordar temas sexuales y sociales, rompió tabúes en la Irlanda de la posguerra y le dio reconocimiento internacional.
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