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'It would be ungracious of me to complain' - Acclaimed Irish writer addresses Booker snub

Arts & Entertainment

'It would be ungracious of me to complain' - Acclaimed Irish writer misses out on Booker nod

While critics have welcomed the fact four Irish writers have made this year’s Booker Prize long list, there has also been criticism that Anne Enright, Dublin-based literary star and former winner of the much coveted literary gong, has not. The ...

29 Aug 2023 at 10:30

National News

Being shortlisted for Booker is ‘truly transformative’ for career: Paul Lynch

Paul Lynch has said being shortlisted for the 2023 Booker Prize is “truly transformative” for a writer’s career. The 46-year-old, who lives in Dublin, was given the nod on Thursday at the newly reopened National Portrait Gallery in London ...

22 Sept 2023 at 13:08

National News

Two Irish authors on 2023 Booker Prize shortlist

Irish authors Paul Lynch and Paul Murray are among six novelists shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2023. This year’s shortlist was announced on Thursday by chairwoman of the judges, Canadian novelist Esi Edugyan, at the newly reopened ...

21 Sept 2023 at 21:35

National News

2023 Booker Prize longlist ‘defined by its freshness’ as nominees announced

A novel written from the perspective of a neurodivergent protagonist is among the 13 books making up the 2023 Booker Prize longlist. The prestigious prize recognises pieces of fiction from around the world. This year a third of the ...

01 Aug 2023 at 11:54

Arts & Entertainment

Interview with Booker-nominated Sebastian Barry: 'There’s a huge amount of humour in it, in being alive'

With a fifth nomination for the prestigious Booker Prize under his belt, one may be forgiven for assuming author Sebastian Barry has an ego the size of a thousand moons. On the contrary, his humility and generosity of spirit is ...

03 Aug 2023 at 16:33

Local News

Booker Prize-winner Paul Lynch’s Prophet Song is most-sold book of 2023

Paul Lynch’s Booker Prize-winning novel Prophet Song was the most-sold book in Ireland and UK in 2023. Before being shortlisted for the prize in July, Lynch’s book sold 2,643 copies and he captured the 2023 Booker Prize for ...

10 Jan 2024 at 20:15

Local News

Inishowen author Paul Lynch wins the prestigious 2023 Booker Prize

Paul Lynch has won the 2023 Booker Prize for his fifth novel Prophet Song. Lynch was born in Limerick and grew up in Malin from the age of nine months and later on Carndonagh. His ‘Prophet Song’ stood out among an ...

26 Nov 2023 at 22:36

National News

Paul Lynch: From film critic to full-time writer

Paul Lynch has gone from being a film critic at Irish newspapers to a full-time novelist and now a Booker Prize-winning author. The writer, who lives in Dublin, was honoured for his fifth novel, Prophet Song. ...

26 Nov 2023 at 22:00

National News

Irish author Paul Lynch wins Booker Prize 2023 with Prophet Song

Irish author Paul Lynch said he thought he was “dooming” his career by writing Prophet Song before winning the 2023 Booker Prize. The 46-year-old, who lives in Dublin, was presented with his trophy by last ...

26 Nov 2023 at 23:04

National News

Novel ‘simulates events already occurring’, says Booker Prize winner Paul Lynch

Irish author Paul Lynch said his Booker prize-winning novel about Ireland’s descent into dictatorship was based on events which were “already occurring”. The writer, whose novel Prophet Song won him the ...

27 Nov 2023 at 14:40

Arts & Entertainment

Irish author shortlisted for Booker Prize with shortest novel in contest's history

Irish author Claire Keegan has been shortlisted for this year's prestigious Booker Prize 2022. Small Things Like These joins the six-strong shortlist at 116 pages, making it the shortest book in terms ...

07 Sept 2022 at 10:57

National News

Booker Prize 2022 shortlist features oldest author

British author Alan Garner has become the oldest writer to be shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Garner, who was born in Cheshire and grew up in Alderley Edge, will celebrate his 88th birthday on the ...

06 Sept 2022 at 23:16

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