Booker Prize 2024: Women dominate shortlist as all six authors tackle ‘fault lines of our times’
Announcing the news at Somerset House, Edmund de Waal, chair of the 2024 judges, insisted that the books were not selected for the “issues” they tackled, though he did acknowledge that they all grappled with ideas of identity and the “fault lines of our times”.
In recent years, it has sometimes been obvious, after the shortlisting stage, which novel would win the Booker Prize. You ...
At the end of Roddy Doyle’s novel of domestic violence, “The Woman Who Walked into Doors” (1996), Paula Spencer finally ...
James, the retelling of the story of Huckleberry Finn from the point of view of Jim the slave, and a spy novel about eco-anarchists are probably the frontrunners for the Booker Prize after the ...
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A Guide to the 2024 Booker Prize ShortlistWe may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. The 2024 Booker Prize short list is here! The prestigious literary prize, which is awarded to a novel written in English and ...
Without your help, we wouldn't be able to fight for truth and justice. The Booker Prize Shortlist was announced at Somerset House on Monday (16 September), with religion, climate change ...
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