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JOHN BANVILLE’S ROYAL FLUSH

Date: February 13, 2020 - Behind the Scenes

John Banville

THE ANNOUNCEMENT of a new annual Irish literary award last week came as a pleasant surprise to Irish writers, who have had limited opportunities to make real moolah. With the new Dalkey Book Festival gongs worth a combined €30,000, they should inject some much-needed liquidity into the scribbling sector. In a report in the Irish… Read more »

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