London: English author Julian Barnes was one of six authors shortlisted for the coveted Man Booker Prize for Fiction on Tuesday, and he is the bookmakers' favourite to win the award when it is announced in October. Barnes, nominated for 'The Sense of an Ending', appears on the shortlist for the fourth time following 'Flaubert's Parrot' (1984), 'England, England' (1998) and 'Arthur and George' (2005), but has never won. His...
06:08 PM, Sep 06, 2011
New Delhi: The longlist for the 2011 Man Booker Prize for Fiction - the 'Man Booker Dozen' - is announced. The 13 books on the list include: one former Man Booker Prize winner; two previously shortlisted writers and one longlisted author; four first time novelists and three Canadian writers. The list also includes three new publishers to the prize - Oneworld, Sandstone Press and Seren Books. The titles were chosen...
09:17 PM, Jul 26, 2011
Sydney: John le Carre was nominated for the Man Booker prize recognizing an author's lifetime contribution to fiction, but the British writer immediately asked to be taken off the shortlist because he said he doesn't compete for literary awards. Le Carre, the author of more than 20 books that helped define the spy genre in fiction and film, including "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" and "The Constant...
04:23 PM, Mar 30, 2011
The Australian city of Sydney will play an important role in the fourth Man Booker International Prize. The University of Sydney will host the press conference to announce the Judges' list of finalists on 30 March, and the winner of the 60,000 prize will be announced at the Sydney Writers' Festival on 18 May. The three judges for the Man Booker International Prize 2011 - the writer, academic and rare-book...
03:49 PM, Mar 16, 2011
CNN-IBN interviews Emma Donoghue for her book Room, shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. CNN-IBN: I really enjoyed reading Room, but it's certainly a disturbing story. Congratulations on the Booker shortlisting. Was there any specific inspiration for the story of Jack and his mother being trapped? There have been some references made to the Fritzl horror... Emma Donoghue: Yes, it was the hearing about the Fritzl case that put the...
09:21 PM, Sep 24, 2010
A panel of three judges will decide on shortlist of six novels to be announced in March. ...
08:44 AM, Feb 01, 2010
A panel of three judges will decide on shortlist of six novels to be announced in March. ...
08:44 AM, Feb 01, 2010
It is about disgraced Communist party official's attempts to rebuild his life. ...
12:03 PM, Nov 17, 2009
It is about disgraced Communist party official's attempts to rebuild his life. ...
12:03 PM, Nov 17, 2009
Mantel's novel beat stiff competition from AS Byatt and JM Coetzee. ...
02:41 AM, Oct 07, 2009
The winner will be announced on October 6. ...
05:08 PM, Sep 08, 2009
For the first time in recent years, no Indian writer figures in the list. ...
09:01 PM, Jul 29, 2009
The long list for the leading literary award includes 13 books. ...
08:14 AM, Jul 29, 2009
William Morris Agency helped him win the 50,000-pound award. ...
10:23 AM, Oct 26, 2008
Is the written word still powerful in the age of TV?
Face the Nation discusses. ...
07:32 AM, Oct 16, 2008
Adiga faced competition from another veteran Indian author Amitav Ghosh. ...
03:18 AM, Oct 15, 2008
Big names like Salman Rushdie and Joseph O' Neill were left out. ...
12:46 AM, Sep 11, 2008
The winner's name will be announced on October 14. ...
01:45 AM, Sep 10, 2008
Aravind Adiga and Amitav Ghosh have made it to the shortlist. ...
01:09 AM, Sep 10, 2008
Ghosh has been shortlisted for his widely-acclaimed
Sea of Poppies. ...
05:37 PM, Sep 09, 2008
