Night (O'Brien novel)
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| Author | Edna O'Brien |
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Publication date | 1972 |
| Publication place | Ireland |
Night is a 1972 novel by Irish author Edna O'Brien.[1] The novel is narrated by Mary Hooligan, while she experiences a bout of sleeplessness. Mary has been compared to Molly Bloom.[2][3]
Publication history
[edit]The book was first published by Alfred A. Knopf,[4] and was reprinted by Faber & Faber in 2014.[2]
Reception
[edit]Writing in The Guardian, Andrew O'Hagan compared the work favorably to Jacob's Room by Virginia Woolf.[1] O'Brien has said she admires Woolf.[5]
O'Brien has said had she been "sensitive" at the time of publication, she would have "[...] taken a razor to [herself]" in response to its reception at the time.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b O'Hagan, Andrew (22 August 2014). "Edna O'Brien's Night is all passion, all mind". the Guardian. The Guardian.
- ^ a b Conroy, Catherine (20 September 2014). "Night, by Edna O'Brien". The Irish Times. The Irish Times. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ Broyard, Anatole (28 December 1972). "Books of The Times (Published 1972)". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ Shenker, Israel (2 January 1973). "A Novelist Speaks of Work and Love (Published 1973)". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ a b Moreton, Cole (5 October 2014). "Edna O'Brien: 'I had to grow old before they'd give me credit'". The Independent. The Independent. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
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