Rose d'Irlanda

by Edna O'Brien, Clare Boylan, Mary Levin

Racconti di scrittrici irlandesi.

115 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1994

About the author

Edna O’Brien was an award-winning Irish author of novels, plays, and short stories. She has been hailed as one of the greatest chroniclers of the female experience in the twentieth century. She was the 2011 recipient of the Frank O’Connor Prize, awarded for her short story collection Saints and Sinners. She 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 Girls, 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 lived in London until her death.

Reviews

[Roberta · Rating 3 out of 5]

Penultimo volume, per quel che riguarda la mia caccia tra le biblioteche milanesi, del ciclo di E/O. Si parte cin un'Irlanda quasi in costume, con una vedova di campagna e una maestra crudele che sfrutta la superstizione dei compaesani. Ma si finisce con l'IRA e con le stragi politiche del recente passato. Trovo sia più cupo di altri volumi, forse simile a Rose ispano americane per il tentativo di raccontare problemi sociali.
Di solito preferisco la Gran Bretagna all'Irlanda, almeno in ambito letterario, ma questo libro mi ha piacevolmente sorpresa.

[Lea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Meravigliosi racconti di donne (irlandesi) su donne. Quello di Edna O'Brien colpisce allo stomaco.