Author Edna O'Brien will be the subject of a new film from the BBC Arts documentary series imagine..., set to air on BBC One this summer.
The film, which has the working title imagine… Edna O'Brien: Fearful… and fearless, will explore the life of "one of the greatest literary talents and rule breakers of her generation".
"In 1960, her revolutionary debut novel The Country Girls broke down social and sexual barriers for women, and was subsequently banned in her native country of Ireland," said the BBC when it announced the programme at the weekend.
"The award-winning O'Brien continues to produce some of the most urgent work of her unparalleled career, with her eighteenth novel, Girl, a searing story inspired by the schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram, to be published later this year.
"In this honest and engaging imagine… documentary, Edna O'Brien reflects on her remarkable and ongoing writing life, interwoven with actors who perform extracts from her novels and rare family archive footage."
Co Clare author O'Brien joins artist Faith Ringgold and entrepreneurial artist Olafur Eliasson for the new series of imagine... on BBC One.
Alan Yentob, Presenter and Series Editor, said: "Edna O'Brien, Faith Ringgold and Olafur Eliasson are all pioneering artists and above all risk takers and this summer's run of imagine… offers unmissable and unique portraits of fearless creators who have shaped our cultural landscape."
Transmission dates have yet to be announced.
