With six Booker Prize winners and four Nobel Prize winners for literature, Ireland is undoubtedly a land of writers. British journalist Kate McCusker went for The Guardian In Dublin to find out howSuch a small country has become a giant of literature. By meeting authors, publishers and booksellers, she reveals the keys to this success.

In James Joyce's land, everyone loves to tell stories. Aisling Cunningham, head of Ulysses Rare Books, a tribute to the masterpiece, is the first element of the response. UlyssesFamous Irish author.

“The Irish love to talk about everything. We love talking and talking stories. Only here we can talk about the weather for an hour.

Significant help

This passion for stories is strongly encouraged by particularly ambitious cultural policies. Thus, the Irish Arts Council, an organization responsible for promoting the arts, allocates €2 million each year to scholarships for writers, with no obligation to submit work at the end.

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