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Edna O Brien Biografía y Hechos

Edna O'Brien (Tuamgraney, Condado de Clare, Irlanda, 15 de diciembre de 1930), es una escritora y guionista de cine irlandesa residente en Londres. En su obra destaca la trilogía Las chicas del Campo, La chica de ojos verdes y Chicas felizmente casadas publicada en inglés en los años 60 y traducida al castellano en 2013, 2014 y 2015 en las que narra la historia de Irlanda a través de la vida de sus dos protagonistas, que se enfrentan a una sociedad rural y conservadora marcada por el nacionalcatolicismo en el que las mujeres tienen poco margen para la libertad. Biografía Es la menor de cuatro hermanos. Nació en una pequeña localidad rural del oeste de Irlanda y creció en una atmósfera de nacionalcatolicismo irlandés de los años 40. Su entorno estaba marcado por un padre alcohólico y una madre integrista en la práctica religiosa que consideraba que la escritura era "un camino de perdición"[1]​ Huyó de este ambiente marchando a estudiar a Dublín donde se diplomó en Farmacia en 1950 y donde trabajó brevemente de boticaria hasta que conoció al escritor Ernest Gébler con quien se casó en 1954. La pareja se instaló en Londres y tuvo dos hijos. Se divorció una década después, en 1964.[1]​ La trilogía de Kate y Baba En 1960 publicó su primera novela, Las chicas del Campo. O'Brien trabajaba para una editorial londinense leyendo manuscritos y los propios editores que habían visto sus cualidades literarias en sus informes le pidieron que escribiera una novela. En ella narra la historia de Irlanda a través de dos chicas, Kate y Baba, que viven en un país atrasado y represivo especialmente en las zonas rurales, marcado por la censura y la presión de los católicos irlandeses. El libro está escrito en clave autobiográfica. Resultó un escándalo en su país y el párroco de su aldea quemó tres ejemplares en la plaza pública. Fue tildada de enemiga de Irlanda y escritora escandalosa. La novela le proporcionó fama mundial tanto por su calidad literaria como por reivindicar la independencia de las mujeres en un ambiente hostil.[2]​ La novela se convirtió en la primera entrega de una trilogía completada en los años ochenta con The lonely girl (1962) traducida al español como La chica de ojos verdes[3]​ y Girls in their married bliss (1964), Chicas felizmente casadas (2015)[4]​ en el que las dos protagonistas ya casadas y residiendo en Londres sobreviven al desengaño ante la vida marital que no colma sus aspiraciones de felicidad. Además del desengaño en el libro se encuentran también claves sobre la maternidad, la desigualdad de la mujer y la amistad entre las dos protagonistas.[5]​ Es autora de una obra dramática sobre Virginia Woolf (1980), dos importantes biografías: sobre James Joyce (1999) y sobre Lord Byron (2009). También ha escrito varios guiones de cine para la adaptación de algunas de sus obras: Retorno al pasado (I Was Happy Here, 1966), Salvaje y peligrosa (1972) protagonizada por Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Caine, Susannah York Tres no caben en dos (2011).[6]​ Entre los admiradores de su obra encuentran afamados escritores como Philip Roth, la nobel Alice Munro, John Banville o Samuel Beckett.[1]​ Posicionamientos Conflicto de Irlanda del Norte En 1994 cuando se anunciaba la paz en Irlanda del Norte escribió Ulster's Man of the Dark asegurando que Gerry Adams no quería ver el final de la violencia.[7]​ Sin embargo también escribió la novela House of splendid isolation planteando que el enemigo no era solo el IRA sino que en la guerra tenían también un papel protagonista los grupos paramilitares protestantes además del ejército británico.[8]​ Iglesia católica En sus diferentes novelas ha incorporado la crítica a la Iglesia católica, especialmente poderosa en Irlanda. En sus declaraciones ha sido crítica especialmente con la Santa Sede y considera que el problema está en su relación con el poder político y el adoctrinamiento más que con la religión.[1]​ Premios 1962: Kingsley Amis Award por The Country Girls 1970: Yorkshire Post Book Award (Libro del año) por A Pagan Place 1990: Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Ficción) por Lantern Slides 1991: Premio Grinzane Cavour (Italia) por Girl with Green Eyes 1993: Writers' Guild Award (Mejor ficción) por Time and Tide 1995: European Prize for Literature (European Association for the Arts) por House of Splendid Isolation 2001: Irish PEN Award 2006: Ulysses Medal (University College Dublin) 2009: Bob Hughes Lifetime Achievement Award in Irish Literature 2010: Shortlisted for Irish Book of the Decade (Irish Book Awards) por In the Forest 2011: Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, Saints and Sinners[9]​ 2012: Irish Book Awards (Irish Non-Fiction Book), Country Girl[10]​ 2018: Premio Nabokov[11]​ 2019: Premio David Cohen Obra Algunas publicaciones The Country Girls (1960) Tr. Las chicas del campo, Errata Naturae. Madrid 2013 Girl with Green Eyes (1962), primero publicado como The Lonely Girl Tr. La chica de ojos verdes Errata Naturae. Madrid 2014 ISBN 9788415217657 Girls in Their Married Bliss (1964) Tr Chicas felizmente casadas Errata Naturae. Madrid 2014 ISBN 978-84-15217-85-5 August Is a Wicked Month (1965). Tr. Agosto es un mes diabólico, Grijalbo, 1972 ISBN 978-84-253-0048-6 Casualties of Peace (1966) The Love Object (1968) A Pagan Place (1970) Tr. Un lugar pagano, Errata Naturae, Madrid, 2017 Zee & Co. (1971) Night (1972). Tr. Noche, Lumen, 1992 ISBN 978-84-264-4901-6 A Scandalous Woman and Other Stories (1974) Mother Ireland (1976) Johnny I Hardly Knew You (1977) Mrs Reinhardt and Other Stories (1978) Some Irish Loving (1979), traducciones Returning (1982), relatos A Fanatic Heart (1985), relatos The High Road (1988) On the Bone (1989), poesía Lantern Slides (1990), relatos Time and Tide (1992) House of Splendid Isolation (1994) Down by the River (1996) James Joyce (1999), biografía Wild Decembers (1999) In the Forest (2002) The Light of Evening (2006). Tr. La luz del atardecer, Espasa-Calpe, ISBN 978-84-670-2815-7 Byron (2009). Tr. Byron enamorado, Espasa-Calpe, 2009, ISBN 978-84-670-3135-5 Country girl, memoir (2012). Tr. Chica de campo, Errata naturae, 2018 ISBN 978-84-16544-59-2 The Little Red Chairs (2015). Tr. Las sillitas rojas, Errata naturae, 2016 ISBN 978-84-16544-08-0 Girl (2019) Teatro A Pagan Place 1980: Virginia. A Play Family Butchers Triptych 2009: Haunted Colecciones de poesía 1989: On the Bome, ISBN 0-906887-38-0 2009: "Watching Obama", poemas, The Daily Beast[12]​ Adaptaciones cinematográficas La chica de ojos verdes / Girl with Eyes Green es una película inglesa de 1964 dirigida por Desmond Davis y protagonizada por Peter Finch y Rita Tushingham. Referencias. Descubre los libros populares de Edna O Brien. Encuentra los 100 libros más populares de Edna O Brien

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    Anne Enright

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    Everest Media

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    Douglas Kennedy

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    Colette

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    A S Byatt

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    Neil Jordan

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    George Eliot

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    Norma MacMaster

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    Mary Morrissy

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    Edna O'Brien

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    William Boyd

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    Edna O'Brien

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    Anne Enright

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    Billy O'Callaghan

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    The Love Object

    Edna O'Brien

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    Bernard MacLaverty

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    The Pumpkin Eater

    Penelope Mortimer

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