Shortly after her arrival in London, O'Brien attended a public lecture on Hemingway
by Arthur Mizener
, which clarified and further encouraged her desire to write.
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Intertextuality and Influence
Edna O'Brien
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's imaginative development was nourished by her wide reading, and consideration of a number of writers helped to shape her own style and vision. She has said in (April 2002) that one learns the...