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BOOKER PRIZE WINNER: Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall

AP | JILL LAWLESS | Posted 10.06.2009 | Books

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LONDON — A tale of political intrigue set during the reign of King Henry VIII won the prestigious Man Booker prize for fiction Tuesday. Hilary ...

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Booker Prize: Why No Coverage?

The Guardian | Robert McCrum | Posted 10.06.2009 | Books

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Once upon a time in the last century, when new fiction was fashionable, the Booker prize (now the Man Booker) was considered Breaking News, upending t...

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Booker Shortlist 2009: Byatt, Coetzee Are Back

AP | JILL LAWLESS | Posted 11.08.2009 | Media

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LONDON — Previous winners A.S. Byatt and J.M. Coetzee are among six finalists announced Tuesday for literature's prestigious Man Booker Prize. ...

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The Shelf Talker: Disco, Beer and Rubix Cubes

Kevin Smokler | Posted 08.04.2009 | Media

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The nominees for the Man Booker Prize, the UK's equivalent of the Best Book Oscar, have been announced. Though we love lists/awards/hall-of-fames of all variety we want hide under the sofa when they land in our laps.

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Me Cheeta, Chimp's Memoir, Among Contenders For Man Booker Prize

AP | Posted 08.28.2009 | Media

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LONDON — The purported autobiography of a movie-star chimpanzee is among the contenders for Britain's most prestigious literary award. "Me Chee...

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Alice Munro Wins Man Booker International Prize

Los Angeles Times | Posted 06.26.2009 | Media

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According to the official announcement, Alice Munro has won the International Man Booker Prize. "I am totally amazed and delighted," she said in a pre...

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E.L. Doctorow Among Nominees For International Book Prize

AP | Posted 04.18.2009 | Media

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NEW YORK — "Ragtime" novelist E.L. Doctorow and Nobel laureate V.S. Naipaul were among the 14 finalists announced Wednesday for the Man Booker I...

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Aravind Adiga's "The White Tiger" Wins Booker Prize

AP | JILL LAWLESS | Posted 11.15.2008 | Media

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LONDON — Aravind Adiga won the prestigious Man Booker award Tuesday for his first novel "The White Tiger." Adiga won the $87,000 prize for his ...

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Booker Shortlist: Salman Rushdie's The Enchantress Of Florence Left Off

Financial Times | Peter Aspden | Posted 10.11.2008 | Media

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Judges for the Man Booker prize for fiction sprang their customary surprise yesterday when they omitted Sir Salman Rushdie's latest novel, The Enchant...

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