Person: Michel Houellebecq

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gaa

Does Galway city really care about the hurling final? Why would it?

Its All-Ireland Hurling final week, and Galway is buzzing. How much of the buzz is down to hurling is anybody’s guess. I don’t blame the people, I blame the City

comment-analysis

French to choose between bad and worse in presidential election

Nine months before the presidential election, the candidates could well be the unpopular incumbent, Francois Hollande, his equally unpopular predecessor, Nicholas Sarkozy, and the far-right’s Marine Le Pen, says Noah Barkin

world

Voter dilemma: Who do French hate the least?

The race to be the next president of France could come down to voting for whoever will do the least damage, writes Noah Barkin. 

comment-analysis

Battle lines are being drawn after the ‘Charlie Hebdo’ attack

world

12 dead, including newspaper editor, as Paris police hunt three gunmen

general

A melting pot of fiction from Kevin Barry

Irish writer scoops world’s most valuable literary prize

Limerick-born author Kevin Barry, whose novel City of Bohane scooped the world’s most valuable literary prize, said the importance of the Impac award was that it kept books at the centre of life in Ireland.

Fri, 07 Jun, 2013

Kevin Barry book shortlisted for €100k IMPAC award

An Irish novel is among the 10 shortlisted for the international IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.

Tue, 09 Apr, 2013

Kevin Barry shortlisted for €100k Impac Award

An Irish author has been shortlisted for the world’s richest literary prize.

Tue, 09 Apr, 2013

Writers line up for prize

The shortlist for the €100,000 IMPAC award for literary fiction was revealed this morning, says Carl Dixon

Thu, 12 Apr, 2012

Houellebecq wins top French literary prize

The controversial best-selling author Michel Houellebecq has won France’s most coveted literary prize - the Prix Goncourt - for his new novel.

Mon, 08 Nov, 2010

Irish authors shortlisted for prestigious books prize

TWO Irish authors are on the shortlist for the biggest books prize in the world, the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, it was announced yesterday.

Thu, 06 Apr, 2006

'Humdinger' Edinburgh Festival programme announced

Three world premieres and an appearance by acclaimed conductor Sir Simon Rattle will form some of the highlights of this year’s Edinburgh International Festival, it was announced today.

Wed, 22 Mar, 2006

Turkish author scoops €100,000 prize

A TURKISH writer won the world’s richest literary prize yesterday for a Byzantine whodunnit set in 16th century Istanbul.

Tue, 20 May, 2003

Houellebecq wins IMPAC Literary Award

Michel Houellebecq has won this year’s IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for his second novel, Atomised.

Mon, 13 May, 2002

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