Deze trilogie beschrijft de adolescentie en volwassenheid van twee jonge Ierse vrouwen in het midden van de 20e eeuw. De auteur onderzoekt scherpzinnig hun verlangens naar liefde, vrijheid en onafhankelijkheid binnen een patriarchale samenleving. We volgen hun reizen van hun jeugd op het platteland tot de zoektocht naar zelfontdekking en vervulling in het turbulente stadsleven. De serie staat bekend om zijn openhartige en gedurfde weergave van vrouwelijke seksualiteit en maatschappelijke normen.
This novel tells the story of two Irish girls, Caithleen Brady and Bridget Brennan, and their escape from a life filled with countryside and convent to the allure and the crowds, lights and noise of Dublin.
The New York Times Book Review hailed The Country Girls, the first book in Edna O'Brien's critically acclaimed trilogy, as "Powerful. Intelligent. Ironic. A treasure."The Lonely Girl continues the story of childhood friends Kate and Baba, now both twenty-one, as they navigate the rocky, sometimes treacherous pathways of urban life. With hearts as big as Dublin, and hopes as bright as new pennies, they move bravely and eagerly toward the future. Yet the two couldn't be more different. Kate toils in a grocery shop and lives out her romantic fantasies in books. Baba entertains more earthbound dreams. Their principles—and friendship—are tested when Kate meets a dashing married man, and discovers the exhilaration of passion...and the consequences of falling in love.A novel that combines the teeming ethos of big-city life with the ambitions and yearnings of two emerging young women, The Lonely Girl is a stellar achievement from one of Ireland's finest storytellers.
The third volume of Edna O'Brien's classic Country Girls Trilogy.
"This omnibus edition, with a new epilogue by the author, was originally published in 1986 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux as The country girls trilogy and epilogue."--Title page verso.
Kate y Baba han pasado su infancia en la campiña irlandesa y han forjado su personalidad entre la belleza de paisajes rurales y la asfixia de internados religiosos. Distintas, pero inseparables, comparten la ambición de dar un vuelco a sus vidas y deciden probar suerte en la gran ciudad. Primero Dublín, que desatará el desboque, la confusión, el miedo, las pasiones intermitentes, el amor en avalancha y el dolor cotidiano de las vidas más reconocibles. Más adelante, Londres las sumerge en el matrimonio, la madurez y la fragilidad de los anhelos. Las chicas del campo es una trilogía memorable sobre dos chicas en busca de libertad que sacudió la Irlanda de los años sesenta.
As one of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World,' this iconic trilogy vividly portrays the lives of two girls in rural 1950s Ireland. Edna O'Brien's debut novels revolutionized Irish literature in the 1960s, facing bans and censorship due to their candid exploration of sexual desire. This notoriety quickly transformed into fame, establishing the series as a bestseller and classic. Caithleen 'Kate' Brady and Bridget 'Baba' Brennan grow up in a repressive Irish village post-World War II. Kate is a romantic in search of love, while Baba embodies a reckless survivor. Expelled from convent school, they aspire to the bright lights of Dublin, only to encounter disappointment, bad luck, and misguided relationships. They marry and betray for the wrong reasons, all while challenging the societal expectations imposed on young women. Published in an omnibus edition with a new foreword by Eimear McBride, O'Brien's poignant exploration of innocence, love, despair, and resilience continues to resonate with readers, showcasing her bravery, lyricism, and humor. Edna O'Brien's latest novel, Girl, is set to be released by Faber in September 2019 and is available for pre-order.
De lotgevallen van twee Ierse meisjes in hun jeugd, op de nonnenkostschool en in hun huwelijken. Inclusief epiloog.
