Anne Enright, author of The Gathering, has been awarded the 2007 Mann Booker Award for Fiction. Tis' yet another book to add to my already too long list of reading to be done over christmas break .From the Mann Booker Site:
Over and above her prize of £50,000, Anne Enright is guaranteed a huge increase in sales and recognition worldwide...and a designer-bound edition of her book.
When asked what she was going to do with the winnings, she said she didn’t know - ‘perhaps a new kitchen!’ - and joked that she had bought a new dress that morning which she was pleased she could now afford.
For more information about the winner for this year’s Man Booker Prize please read the official press release.
Anne Enright was interviewed following the announcement by BBC Newsnight which you can view again at BBC Online.
To read a short Q&A with Anne Enright after the shortlist announcement please click here.
2 comments:
that's a great cover.
I totally agree...it makes me want to read the book...even if it hadn't won the booker.
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