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Dublin Book Festival hosting storytelling, authors in conversation, a newcomers showcase and much more
Dublin Book Festival is well underway with a diverse programme of over 80 events scheduled up until Sunday evening.
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Seductive noir
On the plus side, there was all this dark Catholic repression, which brings such a seductive noir atmosphere to Banville’s mesmerising writing. He creates a whole world into which the reader can enter ...
Christy Brown: Self Portrait - commendable attempt at disentangling man from Daniel Day-Lewis movie
The poet and artist Christy Brown is today largely remembered as a posthumous muse to Daniel Day-Lewis, who won an Oscar in ...
Novelist John Banville on how ‘eerie’ art at Madrid’s Prado museum inspires him
That is why Irish novelist John Banville prefers to visit Spain’s Prado Museum during its opening hours – even though he has ...
Irish Examiner3d
10 TV & streaming highlights for November: Bad Sisters, Dune, Kneecap, and more
Sharon Horgan and her impressive ensemble unleash a second season of the Dublin-based adventures of the Garvey sisters. We ...
Berkeleyside3d
Remembering Ruth Dunham, programmer with gallows humor and unwavering opinions
A lover of Johnny Cash, Ireland and avocados, Dunham volunteered at the Berkeley library and supporting numerous charities.
Crime fiction: John Banville’s Strafford and Quirke return, though lesser characters almost steal the show
There’s also some Highsmith, and maybe some Edward Albee, in the tensions that vibrate throughout the opening of John ...
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‘The pictures, they look at you.’ John Banville’s journey through the Prado
For Irish novelist John Banville, the captivating eyes in the paintings at Spain's Prado Museum offer an intense connection ...
‘The pictures, they look at you.’ A stroll with novelist John Banville through Spain's Prado Museum
Irish novelist John Banville has enjoyed unlimited access to Spain's Prado Museum for the past month as its latest ...