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Why don’t writers retire?

Why don’t writers retire?  Novelist Julian Barnes is bucking the trend having announced his re...

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12.20 8 Jan 2026


Why don’t writers retire?


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12.20 8 Jan 2026


Why don’t writers retire? 

Novelist Julian Barnes is bucking the trend having announced his retirement coinciding with his 80th birthday, saying that his next book will be his last, but just why is it so rare for creatives to stop working and instead...’’keep going until the grim reaper cuts you down in your study”.

Columnist for the Irish Independent Mary Kenny continues to write and joins Seán to discuss.


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