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Thu 05 May 2009Double triumph for Barry at awards
IRISH NOVELIST Sebastian Barry, who triumphed in Britain earlier this year when he took the Costa Book of the Year Award, had a double triumph on home ground last night when he won two prizes at the Irish Book Awards with his novel The Secret Scripture, including the prestigious Hughes Hughes Irish Novel of the Year Award.
He emerged the winner from a strong shortlist that also included David Park, Joseph O’Neill and Hugo Hamilton.
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