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Julia O'Faolain


Ireland (b.1932)

Born in London, the daughter of Sean and Eileen (Gould) O'Faolain, Julia O'Faolain was educated at University College, Dublin, the University of Rome, and the Sorbonne, Paris. She has worked as a writer, language teacher, editor and translator and has lived in France, Italy, and the USA. Among her novels are Women in the Wall, No Country for Young Men, The Obedient wife, The Irish Signorina and The Judas Cloth. Her short story collections include Man in the Cellar and Daughters of Passion, and her work has also featured in many anthologies. Julia O'Faolain is married to American historian Lauro Martines, and has one son: she lives in London.
 


Genres: Literary Fiction
 
Novels
   Godded and Codded (1970)
   Three Lovers (1971)
   Women in the Wall (1975)
   Melancholy Baby (1978)
   No Country for Young Men (1980)
   The Obedient Wife (1982)
   The Irish Signorina (1984)
   The Judas Cloth (1992)
   Adam Gould (2009)
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Collections
   We Might See Sights! (1968)
   Man in the Cellar (1974)
   Daughters of Passion (1982)
   Under the Rose (2016)
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Series contributed to
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Non fiction show
 
Books containing stories by Julia O'Faolain

Award nominations
1980 Booker Prize (shortlist) : No Country for Young Men




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