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Iris Murdoch (1919–1999), Irish-born successful British novelist, philosopher, author of Under the Net; Agnes G. Murphy (1865–1931), Irish journalist and writer; C.E. Murphy (born 1973), American-born writer living in Ireland, writing using Irish mythology; Dervla Murphy (1931–2022), touring cyclist, travel writer; Elaine Murphy ...
Anne Teresa Enright [2] FRSL (born 11 October 1962) is an Irish writer. The first Laureate for Irish Fiction (2015–2018) and winner of the Man Booker Prize (2007), she has published eight novels, many short stories, and a non-fiction work called Making Babies: Stumbling into Motherhood, about the birth of her two children.
Irish president Michael D. Higgins, also a writer and poet, wrote: "Through that deeply insightful work, rich in humanity, Edna O'Brien was one of the first writers to provide a true voice to the experiences of women in Ireland in their different generations and played an important role in transforming the status of women across Irish society".
Sally Rooney (born 20 February 1991) is an Irish author and screenwriter. She has published four novels: Conversations with Friends (2017), Normal People (2018), Beautiful World, Where Are You (2021), and Intermezzo (2024).
Eavan Aisling Boland [1] (/ iː ˈ v æ n ˈ æ ʃ l ɪ ŋ ˈ b oʊ l ə n d / ee-VAN ASH-ling BOH-lənd; [2] 24 September 1944 – 27 April 2020) was an Irish poet, author, and professor. She was a professor at Stanford University, where she had taught from 1996. [3] [4] Her work deals with the Irish national identity, and the role of women in ...
Máiréad "Peig" Sayers (/ ˌ p ɛ ɡ ˈ s eɪ ər z /; 29 March 1873 – 8 December 1958) was an Irish author and seanchaí (pronounced [ˈʃan̪ˠəxiː] or [ʃan̪ˠəˈxiː]) born in Dún Chaoin, County Kerry, Ireland. [1]
The Country Girls is a trilogy by Irish author Edna O'Brien. It consists of three novels: The Country Girls (1960), The Lonely Girl ( 1962), and Girls in Their Married Bliss (1964). The trilogy was re-released in 1986 in a single volume with a revised ending to Girls in Their Married Bliss and addition of an epilogue.
Marian Keyes (born 10 September 1963) is an Irish author and radio presenter. She is principally known for her popular fiction. Keyes became known for her novels Watermelon, Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married, Rachel's Holiday, Last Chance Saloon, Anybody Out There, and This Charming Man, which, although written in a light and humorous style, cover themes including alcoholism, depression ...