Country Girls author receives £40,000 David Cohen prize seen as Nobel precursor
Edna O’Brien has been awarded a £40,000 lifetime achievement prize regarded as a precursor to the Nobel, for having “moved mountains both politically and lyrically through her writing” in a career spanning almost 60 years.
The Irish author was presented with the £40,000 David Cohen prize at a ceremony in London on Tuesday night.
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