Divorcing Jack

Divorcing Jack is a 1994 novel by Colin Bateman. Northern Irish novelist screenwriter and former journalist. ...

Set in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the novel's events follow a turbulent period in the life of married, cynical and usually drunk journalist Dan Starkey. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... Dieu et mon droit (motto) (French for God and my right)2 Northern Irelands location within the UK Main language English Other recognised languages Irish, Ulster Scots Capital and largest city Belfast First Minister Office suspended Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Peter Hain MP Area  - Total Ranked 4th...

The novel was awarded the 1994 Betty Trask Prize by the Society of Authors, for the best debut by a writer under the age of 35. Bateman himself adapted the book for the screen in David Caffrey's 1998 film starring David Thewlis. The Betty Trask Award for a first novel given by the Society of Authors to citizens of the Commonwealth under the age of 35. ... The Society of Authors (UK) was founded in 1884 to protect the rights of writers and fight to retain those rights (with particular attention to copyright protection and, later, the establishment of Public Lending Right. ... Divorcing Jack is a 1998 satiric dark comedy. ... David Thewlis in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. ...