Item 1513 - Press cuttings for "Amongst Women"

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Press cuttings for "Amongst Women"

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  • 10/1990-12/1990

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Letter from Scott Edward Anderson, Penguin USA to John McGahern congratulating him on the awards and passing on reviews from the States (2 Oct 1990). Also press cuttings including from "The Scotsman" noting John McGahern won the Irish Literature prize for "Amongst Women" (2 Oct 1990); Photocopy of a review of "Amongst Women" by John McGahern, done by Oliver Marshall in "Studies" (Autumn 1990); from "The Bookseller" giving the odds on who will win the Booker prize, includes John McGahern's "Amongst Women" (5 Oct 1990); from "The Guardian", bestsellers list, "Amongst Women" at number 2 (5 Oct 1990); from "The Irish Times" entitled "McGahern wins fiction award" (9 Oct 1990); from the "Irish Times" of interview with John McGahern by Fintan O'Toole (13 Oct 1990); from "The Irish Times", interview with John McGahern by Fintan O'Toole (13 Oct 1990); from "The Yorkshire Post" putting "Amongst Women" at no 10 in the top ten hardback fiction bestsellers (16 Oct 1990); from the "Irish Independent", Bruce Arnold on John McGahern (17 Oct 1990); from "The Yorkshire Post", "Amongst Women" no 7 of the Yorkshire Bestsellers List (2 Nov 1990); from "The Irish Times" entitled "McGahern wins fiction awards" (9 Nov 1990); from "Woman's Journal" on the year's books, includes "Amongst Women"; from "The Irish Times" Bestsellers list, "Amongst Women at number 3 (10 Nov 1990); from "The Canard enchainé", review of "Amongst Women" [in French] (14 Nov 1990); letter from Derek Hughes to John McGahern, congratulating him on winning the Hughes Irish Fiction Award, and enclosing press coverage of the award (22 Nov 1990); from "The Independent", John Banville names "Amongst Women" as one of his books of the year (24 Nov 1990); from Books of the Year section in "The Observer", John Banville recommending John McGahern's "Amongst Women" amongst others (25 Nov 1990); from the "Sunday Times", Melvyn Bragg naming "Amongst Women" as one of his books of the year (25 Nov 1990); from "Ar Men" containing review by Hervé Jaouen of "Amongst Women" (Nov 1990); from "The Guardian", William Golding noting "Amongst Women" by John McGahern as one of his books of the year (1 Dec 1990); from "The Irish Times" Bestsellers list, "Amongst Women" at number 2 (1 Dec 1990); from "The Independent on Sunday", with Hermione Lee noting "Amongst Women" by John McGahern as one of her books of the year (2 Dec 1990); from "The Independent on Sunday", with Ian Jack noting "Amongst Women" as his book of the year (2 Dec 1990); from "The Irish Times", "Amongst Women" is at number 3 (3 Dec 1990); from "The Irish Times", William Trevor saying "Amongst Women" was the new novel he admired the most (8 Dec 1990); from "The Irish Times", John Banville notes "Amongst Women" was the novel he admired the most (8 Dec 1990); from "The irish Times", Dermot Bolger saying "Amongst Women" was the new Irish novel he admired the most (8 Dec 1990); from "The Irish Times" on books of the year, including "Amongst Women" (8 Dec 1990); from "The Irish Times", piece by John Banville on 12 books he would have liked for Christmas, includes "Amongst Women" (11 Dec 1990); from the "Irish Independent", containing an article by John McGahern entitled "In the Spirit of Christmas" (15 Dec 1990); in "The Sunday Times" by Harvey Porlock, giving the choices of various literary critics on books on the year (16 Dec 1990); from [ ], a review by Rand Richards Cooper of "Amongst Women" by John McGahern [1990]; typescript piece on Christmas as an Irish festival, probably by John McGahern; from "The Irish Times", Fintan O'Toole comparing "Amongst Women" with Tomás Ó Crohán's "An tOileanach" [1990]; from "The Boston Globe", a review of "Amongst Women" by John McGahern; Press cuttings on literary prize awards; from "The Washington Post", review of "Amongst Women" by John McGahern (Dec 1990); from "The Irish Times", Fintan O'Toole comparing "Amongst Women" with Tomás Ó Crohán's "An tOileanach" [1990]; from [ ], a review by Rand Richards Cooper of "Amongst Women" by John McGahern [1990]; from the "Sunday Independent", almost unanimously the regular reviewers praise "Amongst Women" as the novel of the year; from the "Glasgow Herald" on books of the year, including "Amongst Women".

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      2116; 11.1

      R19414

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      07/01/2016
      23/06/2025

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