World Book Club - Edna O'Brien: The Country Girls
Download Edna O'Brien: The Country Girls
Following the death of the Irish author Edna O’Brien in July 2024, another chance to hear a 2008 World Book Club episode in which she talked to Harriett Gilbert and an audience of readers about her renowned debut novel The Country Girls. Banned in her homeland on publication, it has become one of O’Brien’s most admired and renowned works.
Producer: Oliver Jones
Image: Edna O'Brien, pictured in 2009 at the Hay Festival (Credit: David Levenson/Getty Images)
Published on Wednesday, 31st July 2024.
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