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| Edna O'Brien |
Edna O'Brien is an
Irish writer born in 1930.
O'Brien's works
often revolve around the inner feelings of women, and their problems
in relating to men, and to society as a whole. Her first novel, The
Country Girls (1960),
is often credited with breaking silence on sexual matters and social
issues during a repressive period in Ireland following World War II.
The book was banned for some time, and in some cases burned.
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| Ian McEwan |
Ian McEwan is an
English novelist and screenwriter born in 1948.
Lots of his novels
have been made into films, the most popular being perhaps Atonement
and Enduring Love.
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