Banville scoops €15k writer’s award at Listowel

BOOKER Prize winner John Banville was further honoured last night when he scooped the top award at Writers’ Week, in Listowel, Co Kerry.

Banville scoops €15k writer’s award at Listowel
Thu, 03 Jun, 2010 - 01:00
Donal Hickey

The 64-year-old novelist won the €15,000 Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award for The Infinities, his first work of literary fiction since taking the 2005 Man Booker Prize for The Sea.

Several leading writers gathered for an event that, since its inception 40 years ago, continues to thrive in a town that likes to dub itself Ireland’s literary capital.

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CourtsPlace: Listowel, Co KerryPlace: IrelandPlace: WexfordPlace: ListowelPerson: BanvillePerson: John BanvillePerson: Bryan MacMahonPerson: Giles FodenPerson: Kate O’ToolePerson: GloverPerson: Nick LairdPerson: Colum McCannPerson: John McKennaPerson: Ed O’LoughlinPerson: Tim RuttenPerson: ListowelPerson: Colm TóibínPerson: Claire KilroyPerson: Jennifer JohnstonPerson: Sheila O’FlanaganPerson: Roddy DoylePerson: Michael HardingPerson: Terry PronePerson: Rachel CuskPerson: Mike LynchPerson: John B KeaneEvent: Writers’ WeekOrganisation: Los Angeles Times
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