Girl (O'Brien novel)

Girl is a 2019 novel by Irish author Edna O'Brien. The book's plot is inspired by the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping, and is narrated by a fictional victim, Maryam.

History and composition
O'Brien first conceived of the novel after reading about a girl kidnapped by Boko Haram in a magazine at a doctor's office. O'Brien does not type her books, and as with others wrote Girl on loose paper, periodically dictating pages to a typist.

Reception
Writing for The Guardian, Alex Clark praised the novel, saying: "Everything that O’Brien does memorably throughout her novels, she does here."

According to literary review aggregator Book Marks, the novel received mostly positive reviews.