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11 Oct 05 - 04:11 PM (#1581234) Subject: BS: Irishman wins the Booker From: Den 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. |
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11 Oct 05 - 04:26 PM (#1581249) Subject: RE: BS: Irishman wins the Booker From: TheBigPinkLad Did he write it in English? |
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12 Oct 05 - 01:01 AM (#1581553) Subject: RE: BS: Irishman wins the Booker From: GUEST,Ooh-Aah2 Another nail in the coffin of the 'all British are anti-Irish' loonies. The Booker is Britain's most prestigious literary award. |
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12 Oct 05 - 03:41 PM (#1581635) Subject: RE: BS: Irishman wins the Booker From: Den So can I take it that its congrats to Mr. Banville from TheBigPinkLad and Guest,Ooh-Aah2 then. |
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12 Oct 05 - 04:30 PM (#1581669) Subject: RE: BS: Irishman wins the Booker From: TheBigPinkLad From me, certainly. |
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12 Oct 05 - 04:54 PM (#1581689) Subject: RE: BS: Irishman wins the Booker From: GUEST What no congratulations from the man with the tooth-ache, oh,oh, ahhhhh.. |
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12 Oct 05 - 05:20 PM (#1581714) Subject: RE: BS: Irishman wins the Booker From: MARINER 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. |
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13 Oct 05 - 06:45 AM (#1582105) Subject: RE: BS: Irishman wins the Booker From: GUEST,Dazbo 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 |
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13 Oct 05 - 04:35 PM (#1582594) Subject: RE: BS: Irishman wins the Booker From: GUEST,Charlie Dickens That`s me buggered, it`s not with the effort. |