Irish novelist Edna O'Brien to present reading Friday | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Irish novelist Edna O'Brien to present reading Friday Irish novelist Edna O'Brien to present reading Friday Published: October 15, 2003 Author: Kate Bloomquist Critically acclaimed Irish novelist Edna O?Brien will present a reading and talk at 4:30 p.m. Friday (Oct. 17) in the Hesburgh Center auditorium at the University of Notre Dame. Sponsored by Notre Dame’s Keough Institute for Irish Studies, the presentation is free and open to the public.p. O’Brien is the author of 13 novels, including “The Country Girls,” “House of Splendid Isolation” and “In the Forest,” as well as five collections of short stories and numerous plays and screenplays. She is known as a pioneer for her frank portrayals of women, and in her writing draws upon her Catholic upbringing, depicting both Irish village life during the 1940s and ?50s and contemporary urban settings. TopicID: 4165 Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn