Mary Lavin

Novelist, Author

1912 – 1996

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Who was Mary Lavin?

Mary Josephine Lavin was a noted Irish short story writer and novelist. She is regarded as a pioneering female author in the traditionally male-dominated world of Irish letters. Her subject matter often dealt explicitly with feminist issues and concerns at a time when the primacy of the Roman Catholic Church and its abuses impinged extensively on Irish society.

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Born
Jun 10, 1912
Walpole
Nationality
  • Republic of Ireland
Profession
Education
  • Master of Arts, University College Dublin
    English Literature
    ( - 1936)
Lived in
  • Dublin
    ( - 1996/03/25)
Died
Mar 25, 1996
Dublin

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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