Without intending to belittle other writers, for me Edna O'Brien, together with John McGahern, is the greatest Irish author of the past decades. Both had in common their books were banned in Ireland.
Above's interview from 1976 is on her trilogy "The Country Girls".
The interview above's taken in 2012.
And this one after release of ‘The Little Red Chairs’ (2015)
Enjoy!
I have never seen an ass
who talked like a human being,
but I have met many human beings
who talked like asses.
Heinrich Heine (13 December 1797 – 17 February 1856)
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| Peaceful morning. Elsewhere, people are killed, murdered and oppressed. How can I be happy in the face of this? Really happy? |
With Putin, his North Korean mate, Lavrov, Medvedev, Xi and co. on the front line, the war against Ukraine would be over immediately. Because those miserable human beings would be scared for their miserable lives.
Apostolos Doxiadis * 1953
Christian Goldbach (18 March 1690 – 20 November 1764)
