Nuala O'Faolain

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Nuala Brigid Anne O'Faolain (1 March 1940 – 9 May 2008) was an Irish journalist and writer. Her debut memoir, Are You Somebody?, published when she was in her mid-fifties, became a sensation in Ireland and a worldwide bestseller. Born to a Dublin family with a journalist father who led a bohemian lifestyle, O'Faolain grew up poor and isolated. After studying English literature and spending time as an academic, she worked as a TV producer for the BBC and RTÉ, before becoming a newspaper columnist at The Irish Times in 1986. Her writing frequently touched on the role of women in Irish society. Originally written as an introduction to a book of her columns, Are You Somebody? was first published in 1996 and was the number-one bestseller in Ireland for five months. In 1998, it topped the New York Times bestseller list. O'Faolain wrote two further non-fiction works: a second memoir, Almost There; and a biography, The Story of Chicago May, which won the Prix Femina étranger. She also published...

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