The Man Booker Prize Shortlist was finally announced. I always find this prize interesting, another of those awards I'm not sure what it means but when I see the little sticker on a book I get excited. Well, actually I know a bit about the prize thanks to Wikipedia...it is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original full-length novel, written in the English language, by a citizen of either the Commonwealth of Nations, Ireland, or Zimbabwe. All I knew (prior to my little foray at Wikipedia) is it usually means good British writing! IF J. M. Coetzee, who is among the nominees, wins this year he will be the first author to ever win the award three times. A. S. Byatt has also previously won for Possession, while Sarah Waters has been shortlisted twice before but has never won yet, so maybe it's her year... The Man Booker Prize 2009 winner will be televised live from the Guildhall awards ceremony on the BBC Ten O'Clock News on Tuesday, October 6th, 2009, so for us stateside, just watch for the post on the internet. In the meantime, get reading these great nominees!
A S Byatt's The Children's Book
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J M Coetzee's Summertime
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Adam Foulds' The Quickening Maze
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Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall
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Simon Mawer's The Glass Room
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Sarah Waters' The Little Stranger
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Just in moments ago, and just in time for it's release stateside next week, Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall has been chosen this years winner for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction. Beating out such luminaries as A S Byatt, J M Coetzee and Sarah Waters, Mantel has apparently been the favorite since the long list stage, or perhaps they're just saying that now to look all wise and prophetic. This story about Cromwell's rise to power should be on everyone's must read books for the fall! To read the full press release, head on over to The Booker Prize's website.
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
