Booker Prize

Two-time winner of the Man Booker prize Hilary Mantel, author of...

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:12:26 GMT

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Two-time winner of the Man Booker Prize Hilary Mantel , author of Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies , speaks to Fresh Air about executions, 16th c. England, and feeling close to the past: I’m one of these children who grew up at the knee of my grandmother and her elder sister, listening to very old people talk about their memories. And as I say, in their conversation, everything was as if it happened yesterday. And the dead were discussed along with the living, and the difference didn’t really seem to matter. And I suppose this seeped into my viewpoint. Instead of thinking there was a wall between the living and the dead, I thought there was a very thin veil. It was almost as if they’d just gone into the next room. Image via Th e Times ...

TODAY: HILARY MANTEL has one the prestigious Man Booker Prize not once but twice...

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:01:43 GMT

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TODAY: HILARY MANTEL has one the prestigious Man Booker Prize not once but twice: first in 2009 for her novel WOLF HALL and then again in 2012 for BRING UP THE BODIES. The books, two in what will eventually be a trilogy, focus on the dramas of Tudor England as Henry VIII marries and beheads his brides, and Thomas Cromwell orchestrates behind-the-scenes politicking. We talk with her about history, historical fiction and research. ALSO: JOHN OLIVER, who has taken over the host seat for the summer while Jon Stewart is on hiatus, talks about loving the United States, his British accent and the gifts that the Tea Party give to comedy. AND: A review from David Edelstein of JOSS WHEDON's new film adaptation of The Bard's MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. ...

Lydia Davis at the 2013 Man Booker International Prize...

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 18:00:27 GMT

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Lydia Davis at the 2013 Man Booker International Prize readings. Read an excerpt from Davis in our new issue . ...

Lydia Davis wins Man Booker Prize

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com --- Sunday, June 02, 2013
American author Lydia Davis was declared the winner of the fifth Man Booker International Prize at an award ceremony held at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. ...