1986
First Published
3.85
Average Rating
128
Number of Pages
Issued in paperback for St. Patrick''s Day, t his is a classic collection of traditional Irish tales retol d by the well-known Irish writer Edna O''Brien and illustrate d by children''s author Michael Foreman. '
Avg Rating
3.85
Number of Ratings
109
5 STARS
28%
4 STARS
38%
3 STARS
26%
2 STARS
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1 STARS
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Author
Edna O'Brien
Author · 37 books
Edna O’Brien is an award-winning Irish author of novels, plays, and short stories, has been hailed as one of the greatest chroniclers of the female experience in the twentieth century. She is the 2011 recipient of the Frank O’Connor Prize, awarded for her short story collection Saints and Sinners. She has also received, among other honors, the Irish PEN Award for Literature, the Ulysses Medal from University College Dublin, and a lifetime achievement award from the Irish Literary Academy. Her 1960 debut novel, The Country Girl, was banned in her native Ireland for its groundbreaking depictions of female sexuality. Notable works also include August Is a Wicked Month (1965), A Pagan Place (1970), Lantern Slides (1990), and The Light of Evening (2006). O’Brien lives in London.
