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Edna O’Brien
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Memorial Page for Edna O’Brien

Dec 15, 1930 – Jul 27, 2024(93 years)Died in:London, United Kingdom

Irish writer

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July 27th, 2026

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Occupation(7)

poetshort story writerbiographerscreenwriternovelistwriterplaywright

Awards(4)

Irish PEN AwardFellow of the Royal Society of LiteratureAWB Vincent Literary AwardCommandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎

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Ernest Gébler

Edna O'Brien (* December 15, 1930 in Tuamgraney; † July 27, 2024 in London) was an irish writer. She was 93 years old. She was married to Ernest Gébler. She had 2 children. She received 4 awards, including Irish PEN Award, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. She was buried at Inishcaltra.

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Born in Tuamgraney, County Clare

1930

Married Ernest Gébler

1954

until 1964

Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature

2011

Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎

2021

Died in London, United Kingdom

2024

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Inishcaltra

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Edna O’Brien. Forever remembered.