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Julian Gough Slams Fellow Irish Novelists As 'Priestly Caste' Cut Off From The Culture

Posted at 12:30PM Friday 12 Feb 2010

Irish novelist and award-winning short story writer Julian Gough has launched a scathing attack on his country's authors, describing them as "a pompous, provincial literary community" which has "become a priestly caste, scribbling by candlelight, cut off from the electric current of the culture".

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