And the Booker 2006 goes to
Kiran Desai for The Inheritance of Loss.
Man Booker press release:
Chair of the judges, Hermione Lee, made the announcement at the awards dinner at the Guildhall, London, which was broadcast live on the BBC 10 O’ Clock News. Harvey McGrath, Chairman of Man Group plc, presented Kiran Desai with a cheque for £50,000.Delighted is the word of the day in our household.
Hermione Lee comments,
“We are delighted to announce that the winner of the Man Booker Prize for 2006 is Kiran Desai’s The Inheritance of Loss, a magnificent novel of humane breadth and wisdom, comic tenderness and powerful political acuteness. The winner was chosen, after a long, passionate and generous debate, from a shortlist of five other strong and original voices.”
No screaming on top, yet? :-)
Posted by
F e r r a r i |
9:56 AM, October 11, 2006
So did you read the book? It seems like she has come a long way since Hullabullo...I haven't read either but I remember hearing not very good things about the first..
Posted by
urban trotter |
12:17 PM, October 11, 2006
@Ferrari - when have we ever been the boisterous kinds? :P
@urban trotter - in the past few months I've been reading about books rather than reading them. So the answer is no, not yet. Intend to soon.
Posted by
Echo/Lavanya |
12:57 PM, October 11, 2006