{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"Edna O'Brien, iconoclastic Irish author who wrote 'The Country Girls,' dies at 93","publication_date":"July 28, 2024","summary":"Edna O'Brien, Ireland's literary pride and outlaw who scandalized her native land with her debut novel \"The Country Girls\" before gaining international acclaim as a storyteller and iconoclast that found her welcomed everywhere from Dublin to the White House, has died.","author_name":"By Hillel Italie, Associated Press","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2024\/07\/7ecda93e3e2da930d9b0f4d88556d8ba-GettyImages-590025068-1024x683.jpg","thumbnail_height":683,"thumbnail_width":1024}