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George Saunders wins 2017 Man Booker Prize
US author George Saunders has won the 2017 Man Booker Prize for his first full-length novel “Lincoln in the Bardo” and became only the 2nd American writer to win £50,000 ($66,000) Britain’s prestigious English-language literary award. The book is a fictional account of US President Abraham Lincoln burying his 11-year-old son Willie at a Washington ..
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Paul Beatty wins 2016 Man Booker Prize
Paul Beatty (54) has won the 2016 Man Booker Prize. With this he becomes the first US author to win this prestigious literary award. He was bestowed with this award for his racial satirical novel ‘The Sellout’ at a ceremony held in London’s Guildhall. His novel tells the story of a young black man who ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2016
Topics: Awards • Man Booker Prize • Paul Beatty • Persons in News • United States