Authors: Julia O'Faolain
‘Dies Irae’, ‘Her Trademark’, ‘Melancholy Baby’ and ‘We Might See Sights!’ from
We Might See Sights!
(Volume) © Julia O’Faolain, 1968. First published in Great Britain in 1968 by Faber & Faber.
‘It’s a Long Way to Tipperary’ from
The London Magazine
, 4, 1969 © Julia O’Faolain, 1969. Published in Great Britain in
Man in the Cellar
(Volume) in 1974 by Faber & Faber.
‘Man in the Cellar’ and ‘The Knight’ from
Man in the Cellar
(Volume) © Julia O’Faolain, 1974. First published in Great Britain in 1974 by Faber & Faber.
‘Oh My Monsters!’ from
New Review
, 1976 © Julia O’Faolain, 1976. Published in Great Britain in
Daughters of Passion
(Volume) in 1982 by Penguin.
‘Daughters of Passion’ from
Hudson Review
, 1980 © Julia O’Faolain, 1980. Published in Great Britain in
Daughters of Passion
(Volume) in 1982 by Penguin.
‘Rum and Coke’ from
Scripsi
, Vol. 1, 1981 © Julia O’Faolain, 1981. Published in Great Britain in
Best Short Stories 1994
, edited by Giles Gordon and David Hughes, by Heinemann.
‘Will You Please Go Now’ from
Company
, 1981 © Julia O’Faolain, 1981. Published in Great Britain in
Daughters of Passion
(Volume) in 1982 by Penguin.
‘Diego’ and ‘Legend for a Painting’ from
Daughters of Passion
(Volume) © Julia O’Faolain, 1982. First published in Great Britain in 1982 by Penguin.
‘Under the Rose’ from
The New Yorker
, February 28, 1994 © Julia O’Faolain, 1994. Published in Great Britain in
Best Short Stories 1995
, edited by Giles Gordon and David Hughes, by Heinemann.
‘The Religious Wars of 1944’ from
The New Yorker
, May 23, 1994 © Julia O’Faolain, 1994. Published in Great Britain in
New Writing 4
, edited by A. S. Byatt and Alan Hollinghurst, in 1995 by Vintage in association with the British Council.
‘The Widow’s Boy’ from
Alternative Loves
, edited by David Marcus (Volume) © Julia O’Faolain, 1994. First published in Ireland in 1994 by Martello Books.
‘Man of Aran’ from
New Writing 5
, edited by Christopher Hope and Peter Porter (Volume) © Julia O’Faolain, 1996. First published in Great Britain in 1996 by Vintage in association with the British Council.
‘The Corbies’ Communion’ from
The London Magazine
, April/May 1999 © Julia O’Faolain, 1999. Published in Great Britain in
Phoenix Irish Short Stories 2003
, edited by David Marcus, in 2003 by Phoenix.
‘In a Small Circus’ from
Sightlines
, edited by P. D. James and Harriet Harvey Wood (Volume) © Julia O’Faolain, 2001. First published in Great Britain in 2001 by Vintage.
‘Pop Goes the Weasel’ from
Scéalta: Short Stories by Irish Women
, edited by Rebecca O’Connor (Volume) © Julia O’Faolain, 2006. First published in Great Britain in 2006 by Telegram Books.
Julia O’Faolain was born in London in 1932. Her novel
No Country for Young Men
was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. She was brought up in Cork and Dublin, educated in Paris and Rome, and married an American historian in Florence. She lived for many years in the US, and now lives in London.
SHORT STORIES
We Might See Sights! and Other Stories
Man in the Cellar
Daughters of Passion
NOVELS
Godded and Codded
Women in the Wall
No Country for Young Men
The Obedient Wife
The Irish Signorina
The Judas Cloth
Adam Gould
NON-FICTION
Trespassers
Co-editor with Lauro Martines:
Not in God’s Image: Women in History from the Greeks to the Victorians
As Julia Martines, translator:
Two Memoirs of Renaissance Florence:
The Diaries of Buonaccorso Pitti and Gregorio Dati
A Man of Parts
by Piero Chiara
First published in 2016
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