A Question of Taste: Mary McCarthy

Mary McCarthy is from Whitehall, near Skibbereen, Co Cork. She is director of the National Sculpture Factory in Cork and also chair of Culture Ireland.

A Question of Taste: Mary McCarthy
Thu, 08 Jan, 2015 - 00:00
Des O’Driscoll

Best recent book: Without doubt, John Williams’s Stoner.

Best recent film: American Hustle — good fun, great soundtrack. Also really enjoyed Richard Linklater’s Boyhood.

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