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(From Irish Independent)

The Palace Of Wisdom By Olaf TyaransenHot Press Books, [euro]13.99Eamonn Ryan There can be little doubt that Olaf Tyaransen ranks as one of Ireland's most interesting writers.

Having carved a unique niche for himself in the pages ofHot Press magazine, Tyaransen has brought his unusual and frequently unhinged interviewing techniques to a massively diverse range of subjects and, while the author would be the first to admit that he invariably becomes the subject of the story, his style is usually clean enough to allow a degree of self-indulgence which can be unbearably cloying in the hands of a lesser talent.

Having released …