Girl (O'Brien novel)

Girl is a 2019 novel by Irish author Edna O'Brien. The book's plot is inspired by the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping, and is narrated by a fictional victim, Maryam.[1]

Girl
AuthorEdna O'Brien
LanguageEnglish
Publication date
2019
Media typePrint (Hardback)

History and composition

O'Brien first conceived of the novel after reading about a girl kidnapped by Boko Haram in a magazine at a doctor's office.[2] O'Brien does not type her books, and as with others wrote Girl on loose paper, periodically dictating pages to a typist.[3]

Reception

Writing for The Guardian, Alex Clark praised the novel, saying: "Everything that O’Brien does memorably throughout her novels, she does here."[4]

According to literary review aggregator Book Marks, the novel received mostly positive reviews.[5]

References
  1. Rafferty, Terrence (September 2019). "Edna O'Brien's Lonely Girls". The Atlantic. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  2. Kelly, Mary Louise (11 October 2019). "Edna O'Brien On 6 Decades Of Writing 'Very Difficult Stories' About Women". NPR. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  3. Parker, Ian (7 October 2019). "Edna O'Brien Is Still Writing About Women on the Run". The New Yorker. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  4. Clark, Alex (6 September 2019). "Girl by Edna O'Brien review – a masterclass of storytelling". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  5. "Girl". Book Marks. Book Marks. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
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