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Edna O’Brien, Irish literary giant who wrote ‘The Country Girls,’ dies at 93

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  1. The Columbian

    Edna O’Brien, Irish literary giant who wrote ‘The Country Girls,’ dies at 93 (opens The Columbian)

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    NEW YORK — Edna O

  2. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Edna O’Brien, Irish literary giant who wrote 'The Country Girls, dies at 93 (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Edna O’Brien has died at age 93. She was one of the world’s most admired and controversial writers who scandalized her native Ireland with her debut novel, “The Country Girls,” which was censored and even burned.

  3. New York Post

    Edna O’Brien, Irish literary giant who wrote ‘The Country Girls, dead at 93 (opens New York Post)

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    Edna O'Brien, Ireland's literary pride and outlaw who scandalized her native land with her debut novel “The Country Girls” before gaining international acclaim as a storyteller and iconoclast that found her welcomed everywhere from Dublin to the White House, has died.

  4. The Guardian

    Irish author Edna O’Brien dies aged 93 (opens The Guardian)

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    After early novels that won international acclaim but were banned at home, the Irish author had a prolific career lasting more than half a century

  5. PBS NewsHour

    Edna O’Brien, iconoclastic Irish author who wrote 'The Country Girls,' dies at 93 (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Edna O'Brien, Ireland's literary pride and outlaw who scandalized her native land with her debut novel “The Country Girls” before gaining international acclaim as a storyteller and iconoclast that found her welcomed everywhere from Dublin to the White House, has died.

  6. Digital Journal

    Groundbreaking Irish writer Edna O'Brien dead at 93 (opens Digital Journal)

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    Tributes poured in on Sunday for Edna O'Brien, the radical Irish writer whose groundbreaking first novel "The Country Girls" was burned and banned in her

  7. The Guardian

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    Novelist who scandalised her native Ireland with The Country Girls, and explored the lives of women who love and suffer

  8. Deadline

    Edna O’Brien Dies: Author Who Gave Voice To Irish Women Was 93 (opens Deadline)

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

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