In a Strange Room by Damon Galgut (review)
In a Strange Room by Damon Galgut (review)
South African writer Damon Galgut came to international prominence with his 2003 novel The Good Doctor
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Autumn on the box
Love/Hate (RTÉ One) A four-part drama set in Dublin’s gangland, written by Stuart Carolan and starring Aidan Gillen, Robert Sheehan, Ruth Bradley and Ruth Negga. When a catastrophic event ignites the tensions in a small-time drug gang, family, friends and community must live with the impact.
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Booker prize sees Peter Carey and Emma Donoghue head shortlist
Australian novelist could be first three-times winner, as fancied David Mitchell and controversial Christos Tsiolkas miss out The Australian novelist Peter Carey was hailed as a modern day Dickens after he was shortlisted for what could be an unprecedented third Man Booker prize victory. The New York-based Carey was shortlisted for Parrot and Olivier in America, his sprawling, funny account of a …
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How Much is Too Much for Gold-in-the-Ground?
This year’s bumper gold-mining deals come as big discoveries have gone missing in gold…WHATEVER’S LURKING in Andean Resource’s data room – opened to suitors for two years, but now closed after GoldCorp trumped Eldorado’s US.3bn bid – it must be pretty spectacular.
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