Monday, July 29, 2024

Edna O'Brien – 15 December 1930 – 27 July 2024

What a writer!
Not to write: What a woman!

Edna O'Brien (15 December 1930 – 27 July 2024)

14 comments:

  1. Descansi en pau…
    Tinc molta feina pendent.
    Per on començo, Sean?

    Carme

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    1. Ah, Carme, per on començar? ;-)
      Com que les seves històries malauradament (encara) no s'han traduït al castellà ni al català, recomano començar per la seva 'obra mestra' (Philip Roth) publicada en castellà l'any 2016: Las sillitas rojas, Errata naturae, 2016 ISBN 978-84-16544-08 -0.
      En cas contrari, la seva primera trilogia, que va ser prohibida i cremada quan es va publicar a la fanàtica Irlanda, també és recomanable:
      - Les noies del camp (1960) Tr. Las chicas del campo, Errata Naturae. Madrid 2013;
      - Noia d'ulls verds (1962), 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.
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      Ah, Carme, where to begin ;-)
      As her stories have unfortunately not (yet) been translated into Spanish or Catalan, I recommend starting with her ‘masterpiece’ (Philip Roth) published in Spanish in 2016: Las sillitas rojas, Errata naturae, 2016 ISBN 978-84-16544-08-0.
      Otherwise, her first trilogy, which was banned and burnt when it was published in bigoted Ireland, is of course also recommendable:
      - The Country Girls (1960) Tr. Las chicas del campo, Errata Naturae. Madrid 2013;
      - Girl with Green Eyes (1962), 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.

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    2. Moltes gràcies, Sean! 🥰🥰😘😘

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  2. ahem.. should that not be 'beer and books 388' ?

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    1. ;-) Dear Mark, by clicking on her name in the labels you will find that on her 90th birthday Beers & Books XXXIX got posted.

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  3. Bonic homenatge li has fet.
    Descansi en pau.

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