Julia O'Faolain
Julia O'Faolain (born June 6, 1932 in London ; † October 27, 2020 there ) was an Irish writer .
Life
Her father was the Irish writer Seán Ó Faoláin . She attended the Sacred Heart Convent in Dublin and then studied at University College Dublin with a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees . Further study visits took her to the University of Rome and the Paris Sorbonne . She worked as a language teacher and translator and temporarily moved to the USA .
She wrote short stories and novels. Her novel No Country for Young Men was shortlisted for the Booker – McConnell Prize in 1980 .
Works
- We Might See Sights and Other Stories , 1968
- Godded and Codded , 1970
- Three Loves , 1971
- Man in the Cellar , 1974
- Women in the Wall , 1975
- No Country for Young Men , 1980
- The Obedient Wife , 1982
- Trespassers , 2013
literature
- Short biography of Julia O'Faolain. In: Hans Petersen (Ed.): Explorations : 30 Irish storytellers. Verlag Volk und Welt , Berlin 1987, ISBN 3-353-00123-9 , p. 351 f.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ronan McGreevy: Author Julia O'Faolain has died, aged 88. In: The Irish Times . October 28, 2020, accessed on October 29, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | O'Faolain, Julia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 6, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 27, 2020 |
| Place of death | London |