She was educated at University College Dublin, Sapienza University of Rome and the Sorbonne Paris. She worked as a writer, language teacher, editor and translator and lived in France, Italy, and the United States. Her novels include Godded and Codded (1970), Women In The Wall (1975), No Country for Young Men (1980), The Obedient Wife (1982), The Irish Signorina (1984), The Judas Cloth (1992) and Adam Gould (2009). Her short story collections include We Might See Sights! (1968), Man in the Cellar (1974), Melancholy Baby (1978) and Daughters of Passion (1982). As Julia Martines, she translated Two Memoirs of Renaissance Florence: The Diaries of Buonaccorso Pitti and Gregorio Dati and Piero Chiara's A Man of Parts. Her No Country for Young Men was shortlisted for the 1980 Booker Prize.[4][5]
She lived in Los Angeles, where she was married to historian of the Renaissance, Lauro Martines. They had one son. With her husband she co-edited Not in God's Image: Women in History from the Greeks to the Victorians (1973).
O'Faolain writes about women's roles in society, power, faith and sexuality, and about Irish dilemmas of female identity. "Women in the Wall" (1975) is a history of Saint Radegund, who in the sixth century founded a monastery in Gaul. With her husband, O'Faolain edited Not in God's Image: Women in History from the Greeks to the Victorians (1973), and has just produced a new novel, Adam Gould, which is set in a lunatic asylum. Although it's her first book in 17 years, it explores familiar themes: clerical intrigue, family history and farce, with madness added to the mix. 'I like fiction to be a Trojan horse, she says. 'It can seem to be engineering an escape from alien realities, but its true aim is to slip inside them and get their measure.[6]
— Christopher Fowler, Forgotten authors No. 41: Julia O'Faolain, The Independent on Sunday
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^"Julia O'Faolain". faber.co.uk. Faber and Faber. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
^"Forgotten authors No. 41: Julia O'Faolain". The Independent on Sunday. 1 November 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
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julia, faolain, june, 1932, october, 2020, london, born, irish, novelist, short, story, writer, parents, were, irish, writers, seán, faoláin, eileen, gould, biography, editshe, educated, university, college, dublin, sapienza, university, rome, sorbonne, paris,. Julia O Faolain 6 June 1932 27 October 2020 was a London born Irish novelist and short story writer 1 2 Her parents were Irish writers Sean o Faolain and Eileen Gould 3 Biography editShe was educated at University College Dublin Sapienza University of Rome and the Sorbonne Paris She worked as a writer language teacher editor and translator and lived in France Italy and the United States Her novels include Godded and Codded 1970 Women In The Wall 1975 No Country for Young Men 1980 The Obedient Wife 1982 The Irish Signorina 1984 The Judas Cloth 1992 and Adam Gould 2009 Her short story collections include We Might See Sights 1968 Man in the Cellar 1974 Melancholy Baby 1978 and Daughters of Passion 1982 As Julia Martines she translated Two Memoirs of Renaissance Florence The Diaries of Buonaccorso Pitti and Gregorio Dati and Piero Chiara s A Man of Parts Her No Country for Young Men was shortlisted for the 1980 Booker Prize 4 5 She lived in Los Angeles where she was married to historian of the Renaissance Lauro Martines They had one son With her husband she co edited Not in God s Image Women in History from the Greeks to the Victorians 1973 O Faolain writes about women s roles in society power faith and sexuality and about Irish dilemmas of female identity Women in the Wall 1975 is a history of Saint Radegund who in the sixth century founded a monastery in Gaul With her husband O Faolain edited Not in God s Image Women in History from the Greeks to the Victorians 1973 and has just produced a new novel Adam Gould which is set in a lunatic asylum Although it s her first book in 17 years it explores familiar themes clerical intrigue family history and farce with madness added to the mix I like fiction to be a Trojan horse she says It can seem to be engineering an escape from alien realities but its true aim is to slip inside them and get their measure 6 Christopher Fowler Forgotten authors No 41 Julia O Faolain The Independent on Sunday O Faolain died on 27 October 2020 aged 88 1 Reviews editWatson George 1980 review of No Country for Young Men in Cencrastus No 4 Winter 1980 81 p 48 ISSN 0264 0856References edit a b McGreevy Ronan 28 October 2020 Author Julia O Faolain has died aged 88 The Irish Times Retrieved 1 November 2020 Julia O Faolain pgil eirdata org Princess Grace Irish Library Archived from the original on 24 January 2005 International Dublin Literary Award 1999 Biographies of judges impacdublinaward ie International Dublin Literary Award Archived from the original on 23 November 2010 The Man Booker Prizes Julia O Faolain Archived from the original on 3 December 2010 Retrieved 2 November 2010 Julia O Faolain faber co uk Faber and Faber Retrieved 14 December 2020 Forgotten authors No 41 Julia O Faolain The Independent on Sunday 1 November 2009 Retrieved 15 September 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Julia O 27Faolain amp oldid 1127791156, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
