'Writing is not an easy job': Author Edna O'Brien hurt when first book banned in Ireland

Celebrated author Edna O’Brien has admitted that the banning of her first novel in Ireland on its publication in 1960 hurt her “because writing is not an easy job.”

'Writing is not an easy job': Author Edna O'Brien hurt when first book banned in Ireland

Celebrated author Edna O’Brien has admitted that the banning of her first novel in Ireland on its publication in 1960 hurt her “because writing is not an easy job.”

Her The Country Girls trilogy has been chosen as Dublin’s One City, One Book representative for this year. It will feature in celebrations throughout the city from April.

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