British female writers

[kelber at mindspring.com]

Also, Edna O'Brien.  Her books were initialy banned in her native Ireland because of their depiction of female sexuality.

Laura

-----Original Message-----
>From: rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com>
>Sent: Oct 12, 2006 10:20 AM
>To: bekah <bekah0176 at sbcglobal.net>
>Cc: Ya Sam <takoitov at hotmail.com>, mikebailey at speakeasy.net, pynchon-l at waste.org
>Subject: Re: British female writers
>
>another writer to mention that people may like, Janet Frame from NZ.
>
>she writes well about the fragile nature of the human mind
>rich
>
>
>On 10/12/06, bekah <bekah0176 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>
>> At 1:52 PM +0300 10/12/06, Ya Sam wrote:
>> >Thanks for the information on Shirley Hazzard, Mike. As I get it
>> >she's Australian, although she is considered to be a British writer
>> >as well. The ever fluid identity! Anyway, to do justice to the
>> >female writers of Great Britain, especially considering the fact
>> >that I don't know all worth of attention, I would like to have a
>> >similar list with them as well. Below I will list the obvious names
>> >that come to my mind right now and I would be glad to get any
>> >opinion and contribution from the list.
>> >
>> >A.S. Byatt, Angela Carter, Sarah Waters, Zadie Smith, Doris Lessing,
>> >Monica Ali, Beryl Bainbridge, Pat Barker, Ali Smith, A.L. Kennedy,
>> >Margaret Drabble, Shirley Hazzard.
>> >
>> >To my mind A.S. Byatt is the most learned from this list and Angela
>> >Carter is the most bizzare.
>>
>>
>>
>> And you will think that Shirley Hazzard uses the most poetic language.
>>
>> Bekah
>>