Booker Prize

Arundhati Roy Releases First Novel In 20 Years

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Arundhati Roy’s eagerly-awaited second novel goes on sale Tuesday, two decades after her prize-winning debut “The God of Small Things” propelled her to global fame and launched her career as an outspoken critic of injustice in her native India. Roy became the first Indian woman to win the prestigious Booker Prize with her 1997 work, … Read more

Two Israeli Authors Make Man Booker Global Shortlist

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Two Israeli authors are among six writers shortlisted for this year’s Man Booker International Prize, organisers announced on Thursday. Three European writers and one from Argentina are also vying for the prize, awarded to a work of fiction translated into English and published in Britain. One of the novelists, Amos Oz, makes the shortlist for … Read more