Open Road, a digital publisher and multimedia content company based in NY, contacted me about the ebook publication of two titles by award-winning Irish author Edna O’Brien, August is a Wicked Month, a novel, and The Love Object, her first collection of short fiction. Her work revolves around the innermost thoughts and feelings of women, and their difficulties with men and with society as a whole. Last year, I reviewed Edna O'Brien's short story, A Journey, for Irish Short Story Week (hosted by Mel from The Reading Life) so I've sampled her short fiction. I'm eager to read her novel, August is a Wicked Month, which The New York Times called “a serious and moving piece of work.”
A few quotes from Edna O'Brien:
“Writers are always anxious, always on the run--from the telephone, from responsibilities, from the distractions of the world.”
“When anyone asks me about the Irish character, I say look at the trees. Maimed, stark and misshapen, but ferociously tenacious.”
"They used to ban my books, but now when I go there, people are courteous to my face, though rather slanderous behind my back. Then again, Ireland has changed. There are a lot of young people who are irreligious, or less religious. Ironically, they wouldn't be interested in my early books - they would think them gauche. They are aping English and American mores. If I went to a dance hall in Dublin now I would feel as alien as in a disco in Oklahoma."
~ Edna O'Brien, Writers at Work, ed. George Plimpton, 1986
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You know, I was checking out August is a Wicked Month and considering reading it. But I think I talked myself out of it.
ReplyDeleteLove Edna O'Brien...
ReplyDeleteI should read Edna O'Brien as I'm a fan of women's fiction!
ReplyDeleteLoving those quotes from Edna, not too sure about the book covers though.
ReplyDeleteI've never read anything by Edna O'Brien, but now you have me thinking that I probably should! Very interesting quotes today!
ReplyDeleteI really like the quotes you shared! Makes me want to sample her writing.
ReplyDeleteIt's been a long time since I read Edna O'Brien, may have to look for these two.
ReplyDeleteHappy reading Suko. I like that quote about the Irish character :)
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