Irish Independent
JP O'Malley When David Peace relocated to Tokyo nearly 25 years ago he discovered a book of short stories by the city's most famous author, Ryunosuke Akutagawa.
Anita Shreve, the American novelist, who has died aged 71, was catapulted into the ranks of airport bookstall bestsellers when, in 1999, her sixth novel, The Pilot's Wife, was picked from a bag of books given to Oprah Winfrey, who chose it for her Book Club, a show watched by more than 13 million Americans.
Charles Lysaght In 1912, the Irish nationalist leader John Redmond used his position holding the balance of power in the House of Commons to force the Liberal government to introduce the Home Rule Bill. In Ireland opposition to it was led by Dubliner Edward Carson, a unionist who represented Trinity College in Parliament and was the foremost...
