John Banville

Stars line up for literary festival

jpress.co.uk     Aug 4, 2008   2 related          

Former London mayor Ken Livingstone, comedienne Julie Walters and West End and TV star John Barrowman all feature in a varied and colourful line up at this year's Cheltenham Literature Festival, revealed by organisers....                    

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Roundup

bookcriticscircle.blogspot.com     Aug 3, 2008          

Several weeks back the Chicago Tribune book section, edited by NBCC board member Elizabeth Taylor, took a savvy appoach to inevitable change, soliciting reader suggestions. Among the 1,000-plus responses was a request for a...                    

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In search of winning words

guardian.co.uk     Aug 3, 2008   2 related          

With one angry publisher condemning the inclusion of a thriller in the longlist and the judges' chairman appearing to favour 'balance' more highly than literary merit, this year's Man Booker prize seems destined to be as...                    

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smh.com.au: Ladies' man … Tim Freedman and members of the Symphonie Des Femmes at the State Theatre. smh.com.au

The mellowing of Tim

brisbanetimes.com.au     Aug 2, 2008   2 related          

THE WHITLAMS frontman Tim Freedman has a bit of a reputation. For now we're talking about the Whitlams' Best Of album, Truth, Beauty And A Picture Of You, and Freedman's gigs next month at Sydney's State Theatre backed by the...                    

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ENJOYING THE DIFFERENCE

expressindia.com     Aug 2, 2008          

John Banville alternates between being a Booker-winning perfectionist and his crime-novelist alter ego If John Banville had his way, his entire collected works would disappear. When he finished The Sea—it won the Man Booker...                    

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“Some People Call Me The Space Cowboy …”

crimealwayspays.blogspot.com     Jul 31, 2008          

Last week I posted a review of the new Batman flick, The Dark Knight, in which I said I liked the movie a lot, not least for its use of a comic-book hero to posit some very interesting philosophical questions vis-à-vis the...                    

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The Curious Case Of Dr Banville And Mr Black

crimealwayspays.blogspot.com     Jul 30, 2008          

Bob Thompson conducted a fascinating interview with John Banville / Benny Blanco (right) for the Washington Post last weekend, two snippets of which runneth thusly: How did a cheerful, prolific crime novelist come to inhabit...                    

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John Banville's alter ego

sheilaomalley.com     Jul 29, 2008          

Amazing interview with John Banville in The Washington Post. Banville fans know him well (he has passionate fans), and know that he also has been having a sort of catharsis - writing crime-noir books under the name Benjamin...                    

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Two Irish authors on Man Booker longlist

rte.ie     Jul 29, 2008   44 related          

Novels by Sebastian Barry and Joseph O'Neill have been included on the 13-strong longlist for the 2008 Man Booker Prize, which was won last year by Anne Enright for 'The Gathering'. The books were selected from a total of 103...                    

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The Bloody Crossroads

disillusionedlefty.blogspot.com     Jul 26, 2008          

In a dust-jacket blurb, Gore Vidal says he has been asked if he wishes to nominate a successor, "a dauphin or delfino", and names Hitchens. It's a wise choice, no doubt, but is it appropriate? Hitchens is far warmer, far more...                    

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