Booker Prize winner John Banville slams ‘woke’ movement as ‘a religious cult’
The author John Banville has revealed he ‘despises the woke movement’ and likened it to a religious cult. The Irish novelist, who won the Booker Prize in 2005, said he would not win the coveted award today because he is a ‘white, straight man.’ Speaking at the Hay Festival Winter Weekend, the 74-year old was … Read more