Books
Latest Booker Prize win reflects Ireland’s robust literary culture
Consistent support for the arts has paid off handsomely with Irish writers and writing being celebrated both at home and around the world
When Paul Lynch was announced as the winner of the Booker Prize on Sunday evening last, the question wasn’t so much whether the right Paul won (three of the shortlisted books were authored by writers with the first name Paul), but whether the right Irishman had won.
Paul Murray’s The Bee Sting was a hot favourite for literary gamblers and although he didn’t prevail on the evening, the fact that two out of the final ...
