BS: Irishman wins the Booker

Subject: BS: Irishman wins the Booker
From: Den
Date: 11 Oct 05 - 04:11 PM

Congratulations to John Banville on winning the Booker Prize for his novel "The Sea". According to organizers he won out over one of the strongest set of contending novels in recent years.

Subject: RE: BS: Irishman wins the Booker
From: TheBigPinkLad
Date: 11 Oct 05 - 04:26 PM

Did he write it in English?

Subject: RE: BS: Irishman wins the Booker
From: GUEST,Ooh-Aah2
Date: 12 Oct 05 - 01:01 AM

Another nail in the coffin of the 'all British are anti-Irish' loonies. The Booker is Britain's most prestigious literary award.

Subject: RE: BS: Irishman wins the Booker
From: Den
Date: 12 Oct 05 - 03:41 PM

So can I take it that its congrats to Mr. Banville from TheBigPinkLad and Guest,Ooh-Aah2 then.

Subject: RE: BS: Irishman wins the Booker
From: TheBigPinkLad
Date: 12 Oct 05 - 04:30 PM

From me, certainly.

Subject: RE: BS: Irishman wins the Booker
From: GUEST
Date: 12 Oct 05 - 04:54 PM

What no congratulations from the man with the tooth-ache, oh,oh, ahhhhh..

Subject: RE: BS: Irishman wins the Booker
From: MARINER
Date: 12 Oct 05 - 05:20 PM

I'm delighted that John Banville won the Booker. He was born and reared in Wexford's historic street The Faythe about 100 yards from where yours truely was also born,reared and still lives.

Subject: RE: BS: Irishman wins the Booker
From: GUEST,Dazbo
Date: 13 Oct 05 - 06:45 AM

If there is one thing guarenteed to put me off reading a book it is winning a 'prestigious' literary award. Every one I have tried to read has left me cold and generally unfinished.

Darren

Subject: RE: BS: Irishman wins the Booker
From: GUEST,Charlie Dickens
Date: 13 Oct 05 - 04:35 PM

That`s me buggered, it`s not with the effort.