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Literary Jewels: Man Booker Prize 2008 Shortlist

By abcpoet 63 days ago from http://literarybonanza.blogspot.com

The shortlist of the much awaited awards - Man Booker Prize for this year (2008) has been announced. The following are the six shortlisted entries:
Aravind Adiga’s ‘The White Tiger’
Sebastian Barry’s ‘The Secret Scripture’
Amitav Ghosh’s ‘Sea of Poppies’
Linda Grant’s ‘The Clothes on their Backs’
Philip Hensher’s ‘The Nort

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Literary Jewels: Booker of Bookers - 'Midnight's Children'

By abcpoet 141 days ago from http://literarybonanza.blogspot.com

Rushdie's 'Midnight's Children' has been awarded the Booker Prize thrice. This 27 year old novel (written in 1981) was rejuvenated again recently when it was awarded the Booker of Bookers award in July 2008 on the occasion of the 40th anniversary. The earlier two awards were conferred upon the novelist in 1981 (the year in

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