The author John Banville has revealed he ‘despises the woke movement’ and likened it to a religious cult. The Irish novelist, who won the Booker Prize in 2005, said he would not win the coveted award today because he is a ‘white, straight man.’ Speaking at the Hay Festival Winter Weekend, the 74-year old was … Read more
The author John Banville has revealed he ‘despises the woke movement’ and likened it to a religious cult. The Irish novelist, who won the Booker Prize in 2005, said he would not win the coveted award today because he is a ‘white, straight man.’ Speaking at the Hay Festival Winter Weekend, the 74-year old was … Read more
Given the state of the world, can I really justify writing at length about a dead dog? And one that has been dead for 40 years, at that. I know well the answer I shall be given by readers who don’t hold with keeping pets, and probably by some who do. And perhaps they will … Read more
Given the state of the world, can I really justify writing at length about a dead dog? And one that has been dead for 40 years, at that. I know well the answer I shall be given by readers who don’t hold with keeping pets, and probably by some who do. And perhaps they will … Read more