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# Literature

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Mo Yan of China wins Nobel Literature Prize
11 Oct 2012
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One third of British children have never heard of Shakespeare - survey
1 Oct 2012
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Orla Tinsley: Honesty about death and purpose in life
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Gabriel Byrne to play lead in TV adaptation of John Banville crime series
27 Aug 2012
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Joyce Tower set to reopen thanks to volunteer support
20 Aug 2012
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Open thread: What Maeve Binchy book do you recommend?
31 Jul 2012
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No Irish need apply: Man Booker long list revealed
25 Jul 2012
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Column: Why I want to give a book to every child born in Ireland
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14 Jul 2012
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Free Shakespeare in Dublin’s Iveagh Gardens this August
9 Jul 2012
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Poll: Have you read Ulysses?
16 Jun 2012
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James Joyce in Paris: 4 things you may not have known
14 Jun 2012
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Nobel Prize winning writer to speak at free event in Dublin
3 Jun 2012
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Over half of Irish people use public libraries - survey
9 May 2012
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Signed copy of The Importance of Being Earnest fetches $362,500 at Sotheby's
21 Apr 2012
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Seamus Heaney honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award
17 Nov 2011
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Seamus Heaney to get lifetime award as Irish Book Awards shortlist released
20 Oct 2011
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Wasabi, yawning, and needing to pee: the winners of the 2011 Ig Nobel prizes
5 Oct 2011
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Culture Night 2011 set to be the 'biggest ever'
23 Sep 2011
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Irish are among Europe's most bookish
28 Jul 2011
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Sebastian Barry makes Man Booker longlist
26 Jul 2011
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It's a conspiracy: Dan Brown tops list of most unwanted books
4 Jul 2011
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Column: 'Writing is a way to fight those who want people silenced'
Hisham Matar
3 Jul 2011
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John Simpson and Jim Sheridan among speakers at Dalkey Book Festival
13 Jun 2011
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Youngest ever winner of the Orange Prize for Fiction
9 Jun 2011
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No woman writer will ever be my equal, says author VS Naipaul
2 Jun 2011
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Three Irish authors in running for prestigious IMPAC prize
12 Apr 2011
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Kate Bush gets permission for song based on Joyce's Ulysses
5 Apr 2011
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Joseph O'Connor made member of Aosdána group
4 Apr 2011
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Messing with Miss Marple? Jennifer Garner touted for role
30 Mar 2011
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Poll: How many books do you read a month?
3 Mar 2011
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Attention bookworms: fancy a million free books?
2 Mar 2011
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Colm Tóibín to be awarded Irish Pen award
4 Feb 2011
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Top designers name most influential books
1 Feb 2011
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Colm Tóibín takes over from Martin Amis as professor of creative writing
27 Jan 2011
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Vargas Llosa beats all others to the Nobel punch
7 Oct 2010
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Irish novelist among six Man Booker Prize nominees
7 Sep 2010
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Dublin named a UNESCO City of Literature
26 Jul 2010
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