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The Country Girls

Edna O'Brien · 1960

O'Brien's first novel, following two young women who leave rural Ireland for Dublin.

Why it was banned: Banned in Ireland by the Censorship of Publications Board in 1960.

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Theme
Classics, Fiction
Shelf status
In print
Banned by
A government
Banned in
Ireland
Why it was banned
Banned in Ireland by the Censorship of Publications Board in 1960.
Author
Edna O'Brien
Topics
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First published
1960
Shelf note
In print; ban history from the public record.
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