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Booker Prize stories: 9 news summaries

 Coetzee Leads 
 Heavy-Hitting 
 Booker Prize 
 Shortlist 

Veterans outpace first-timers for prestigious literary gong

Sep 8, 09 6:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - JM Coetzee may become the first author to win the Man Booker Prize three times after his fictionalized memoir Summertime made the prestigious literary award's shortlist today. The South African writer's new book takes the form of interviews by a biographer writing about "the late author John Coetzee."... More »

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Canadian Snags Man Booker International

77-year-old short-story writer Munro 'just won us over,' judge says

May 27, 09 8:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Alice Munro, whose short stories the judges described as “practically perfect,” is the third winner of the $95,000 Man Booker International prize, the Guardian reports. The 77-year-old, author of 11 short story collections and one novel, is on a path to “international literary sainthood,” fellow... More »

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(Newser) - Indian author Aravind Adiga has won the UK's prestigious Man Booker Prize for his debut novel the White Tiger, the Guardian reports. Adiga's novel explores the darker side of India's rise to prosperity through its narrator, the son of a rickshaw puller who escapes crushing poverty. "In many ways... More »

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Debuts Edge Favorites for Booker Shortlist

Rushdie, O'Neill passed over for top literary award

Sep 9, 08 8:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - The jury for the Man Booker Prize announced its shortlist today—and left off the two books most hotly tipped to win the prestigious literary award, reports the Bookseller. Six novels were chosen, including two debuts. But many were surprised by the omission of Salman Rushdie's The Enchantress of Florence,... More »

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Midnight's Children Wins Best of Bookers

Rushdie's epic novel beats out 6 others by public vote

Jul 13, 08 5:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Salman Rushdie's classic Midnight's Children, which nabbed the Booker Prize 27 years ago, has now won the Best of the Bookers by public vote, the Guardian reports. About a boy born at the hour of India's independence, the novel won over six previous prize winners. The prize "looks at... More »

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Novelist Flayed for Dissing Maddy's Family

Uproar after Anne Enright admits dislike
in essay on McCanns

Nov 8, 07 3:06 PM CST
(Newser) - Anne Enright’s recent essay about the Madeleine McCann saga might have passed with little notice, if only the Irish author hadn’t won the Man Booker Prize. Instead, newspapers raked her over the coals for a single line in which she said she “disliked the McCanns earlier than... More »

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Outsider Beats Big Names for Booker Prize

Irish author Anne Enright wins with
bleak family tale

Oct 16, 07 7:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chalk up one for the little guy (or girl): Relative newcomer Anne Enright won this year's coveted Man Booker prize for best novel, fending off big names like Ian McEwan and Lloyd Jones. Prize chairman Sir Howard Davies blasted book reviewers at the event, saying they treat known authors with... More »

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Booker Shortlist Mixes McEwan, New Names

New Zealander given top odds for leading literary gong

Sep 6, 07 2:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - A diverse group of novels has been selected for the shortlist for this year's Man Booker Prize, one of the most prestigious literary awards in the English language. The six novels in the running cover wide terrain, from civil war in Papua New Guinea to environmental disaster in India to... More »

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Achebe Wins Booker Prize

Author of
 Things Fall Apart honored for his
 body of work

Jun 13, 07 7:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chinua Achebe, author of Things Fall Apart, won the Booker International prize, an award given out every two years to recognize a living writer's body of work. The 76-year-old Nigerian is credited with the creation of the modern African novel and is the most translated African author. More »

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