John Banville wins Booker Prize for The Sea

Irish author John Banville has won this year's prestigious Booker Prize for his latest novel, The Sea.

Tue, 11 Oct, 2005 - 09:28

Irish author John Banville has won this year's prestigious Booker Prize for his latest novel, The Sea.

The Wexford-born writer saw off competition from fellow Irishman Sebastian Barry, as well as Kazuo Ishiguro and Julian Barnes, to claim the £50,000 (€72,700) prize.

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