Edna O’Brien Dies: Author Who Gave Voice To Irish Women Was 93

Author Edna O'Brien was banned in her native Ireland for a time, but became world famous.

July 28, 2024 · 1 min · 46 words · Kristina Alvarez

She was 93 and her death was confirmed by her publisher, Faber, and the literary agency PFD.

Detractors included OBriens parents and her husband, the author Ernest Gebler, from whom OBrien was becoming estranged.

She is survived by her sons, Marcus and Carlos.

Edna O’Brien attends the Edinburgh International Book Festival on August 16, 2016 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Edinburgh International Book Festival is one of the most important annual literary events, and takes place in the city which became a UNESCO City of Literature in 2004.

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