Sir, – I’m surprised at the statement that “just four Irish writers have won the (Nobel literature) prize” (“Nobel Prize winner Jon Fosse’s works ‘give voice to the unsayable’”, World, October 6th).
With about 0.06 per cent of the world’s population, Ireland has won more than 3 per cent of these awards.
We are about 50 times over-represented on the list. So you might drop the “just”! – Yours, etc,
BRIAN O’BRIEN,
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Co Cork.