About Edna O'Brien
Edna O'Brien is the author of 19 books. She was the winner of the 1993 Writers' Guild Prize for Fiction. Her new biography of James Joyce was published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in June 1999.
Series
Country Girls Trilogy
1. The Country Girls (1960)
2. The Lonely Girl (1962)
aka The Girl with Green Eyes
3. Girls in Their Married Bliss (1963)
The Country Girls Trilogy (omnibus) (1987)
1. The Country Girls (1960)
2. The Lonely Girl (1962)
aka The Girl with Green Eyes
3. Girls in Their Married Bliss (1963)
The Country Girls Trilogy (omnibus) (1987)
Novels
August Is a Wicked Month (1965)
Casualties of Peace (1966)
A Pagan Place (1970)
Zee and Co. (1971)
Night (1972)
Johnny I Hardly Knew You (1977)
The Dazzle (1981)
A Christmas Treat (1982)
The Rescue (1983)
On the Bone (1989)
Far from the Land (1989)
Time and Tide (1992)
House of Splendid Isolation (1994)
Down by the River (1996)
Wild Decembers (1999)
In the Forest (2002)
The Light of Evening (2006)
Byron In Love (2009)
Casualties of Peace (1966)
A Pagan Place (1970)
Zee and Co. (1971)
Night (1972)
Johnny I Hardly Knew You (1977)
The Dazzle (1981)
A Christmas Treat (1982)
The Rescue (1983)
On the Bone (1989)
Far from the Land (1989)
Time and Tide (1992)
House of Splendid Isolation (1994)
Down by the River (1996)
Wild Decembers (1999)
In the Forest (2002)
The Light of Evening (2006)
Byron In Love (2009)
Collections
The Love Object (1968)
A Scandalous Woman: And Other Stories (1972)
A Rose in the Heart: Love Stories (1978)
aka Mrs. Reinhardt and Other Stories
Collector's Choice (1978)
Returning (1982)
A Fanatic Heart: Selected Stories (1984)
Lantern Slides (1990)
An Edna O'Brien Reader (1994)
Irish Revel (1998)
A Scandalous Woman: And Other Stories (1972)
A Rose in the Heart: Love Stories (1978)
aka Mrs. Reinhardt and Other Stories
Collector's Choice (1978)
Returning (1982)
A Fanatic Heart: Selected Stories (1984)
Lantern Slides (1990)
An Edna O'Brien Reader (1994)
Irish Revel (1998)
Anthologies edited
Non fiction
Mother Ireland (1976)
James and Nora: A Portrait of Joyce's Marriage (1981) (see James Joyce)
James Joyce: A Biography (1999) (see James Joyce)
James and Nora: A Portrait of Joyce's Marriage (1981) (see James Joyce)
James Joyce: A Biography (1999) (see James Joyce)
Anthologies containing stories by Edna O'Brien
Short stories
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Edna O'Brien recommends
 The Last of Summer (1943) Kate O'Brien "This novel perfectly captures the mood and landscape of a corner of Ireland." |  Providence (1982) Anita Brookner "Anita Brookner is a stunning writer." |  The Nature of Water and Air (2001) Regina McBride "What distinguishes The Nature of Water and Air is the precision of the language and the haunting power of the narrative." | |
 Dancing with Minnie the Twig (2002) Mogue Doyle "A terrific first novel: fresh, sparky, yet deeply felt." |
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