Julia O’Faolain

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Born	June 6, 1932 • London • England
Died	October 27, 2020 (aged 88) • London • England
Notable Works	“Daughters of Passion” • “Godded and Codded” • “Man in the Cellar” • “Melancholy Baby” • “No Country for Young Men” • “The Judas Cloth” • “The Obedient Wife” • “Women in the Walls”
Notable Family Members	father Sean O’Faolain

Michael Banim

Irish author

John Banim

Irish author

Sean O’Faolain

Irish author

John Banville

John Banville

Irish writer

Edna O'Brien

Edna O’Brien

Irish author

Sheridan Le Fanu

Irish writer

Martin Amis

Martin Amis

British author

Sylvia Townsend Warner

British author

George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw

Irish dramatist and critic

James Joyce

James Joyce

Irish author

Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde

Irish author

Colm Tóibín

Colm Tóibín

Irish author

Bram Stoker, creator of Count Dracula

Bram Stoker

Irish writer

George Moore, 1908.

George Moore

Irish writer

Behan

Brendan Behan

Irish author

Elizabeth Bowen

Elizabeth Bowen

British author

Maeve Binchy

Maeve Binchy

Irish author

William Trevor

William Trevor

Irish writer

John McGahern

Irish author

Liam O’Flaherty

Irish writer