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Hilary Fannin wins John McGahern Book Prize for debut Irish fiction irishtimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from irishtimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Ballymahon author Adrian Duncan creating waves on Irish literary scene
Adrian Duncan releases third book
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Ballymahon author Adrian Duncan who has recently released his third book and been nominated for an award Picture: Finn Richards, 2019 );
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Jessica Thompson speaks to Adrian Duncan about his writing and the thought process behind his work
The artistic process of any creative is a fascinating topic of conversation when it comes to discussing a latest project or work of art or, in the case of Adrian Duncan, a latest book.
A glimpse into the Ballymahon man’s thought process shows that it is often past experiences and influences that shape an artist, as well as the interests that have stayed with them throughout their lives.
Midfield Dynamo by Adrian Duncan - read an exclusive extract rte.ie - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from rte.ie Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
J.P. Donleavy at his home in Levington Park House. (Photo: Noel Shrine) By Noel Shrine, Contributor
At 89, J.P. Donleavy celebrated 60 years of his best-selling cult-classic, The Ginger Man. At his countryside retreat near Mullingar, he spoke to Noel Shine about his extraordinary life and the novel that gave rise to his notoriety all those years ago.
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J.P. Donleavy first came to prominence at a time in the 20th century when to be a novelist had a certain cachet. An era when television, pop music, and the virtual world of the internet had yet to be subsumed into the culture. A more innocent time when the church-state axis held sway over the moral compass in much the same way the humanist brigade do now. It was a far-off land, where to utter the word “nipple” was considered taboo and “balloons,” positively inflammatory. It was against this backdrop that a loose affiliation of young, Irish writers converged on late 1940s Dublin to form wha