JULIAN BARNES' FINEST HOUR!

19/10/2011

 
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Congratulations to Julian Barnes for winning this years Man Booker Prize for The Sense of an Ending!

It was his forth time on the Booker shortlist, and this time he's come away with the coveted prize.

Barnes was up against Carol Birch for Jamrach's Menagerie, Canadian authors Patrick deWitt  (The Sisters Brothers) and Esi Edugyan (Half Blood Blues), and debut British novelists Stephen Kelman (Pigeon English) and AD Miller (Snowdrops). 
Read more about their books here : Man Booker Prize shortlist

 


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