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Quotes from John Banville: Using words to paint pictures of "magical" Prague — John Banville

born 1945 Ireland

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There is something slightly sinister about Prague, just as there is about Lyon and Turin.

John Banville: Using words to paint pictures of "magical" Prague (2006)

Oh, I'm terribly ignorant of Czech literature. It's disgraceful really.

John Banville: Using words to paint pictures of "magical" Prague (2006)

I'm doing my best to not be too rude about it, but oh my God that Czech food...

John Banville: Using words to paint pictures of "magical" Prague (2006)

I always remember how a novel written by John Braine in the 1950s about working-class life in England, which was called Room at the Top, which was translated into Swedish as The Attic!

John Banville: Using words to paint pictures of "magical" Prague (2006)

I don't see why the young in Prague or Budapest or Warsaw shouldn't be allowed to go to hell in a handcart if they want to. They do it everywhere else and they have great fun doing so.

John Banville: Using words to paint pictures of "magical" Prague (2006)

I suppose this is peasant food. You know, the workers in the fields needed these heavy dumplings and things to eat, but God don't offer them to me...

John Banville: Using words to paint pictures of "magical" Prague (2006)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: John Banville (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.