Booker Prize 2012

[Liam]

Ian McEwann

You know, even poets should watch their double-n's. Perhaps especially poets, . It's McEwan.

[Flint]

You know, even poets should watch their double-n's. Perhaps especially poets, . It's McEwan.

You bloody teacher!

[Eric]

Now then, Flinnt, don't get stroppy with Uncle Liam.

When is the Booker announcement, anyway?

[Scott89119]

Shortlist out! Congrats to Mantel et al.

http://www.latimes.com/features/book...,6649581.story

[Flint]

Here's the list.

[pesahson]

And Hilary Mantel wins the Man Booker Prize. Never read anything about by her and I don't care much for this particular award but I found some good reviews of her books on this forum so I might read her eventually.

http://themanbookerprize.com/news/hi...n-booker-prize

[Daniel del Real]

And Hilary Mantel wins the Man Booker Prize. Never read anything about by her and I don't care much for this particular award but I found some good reviews of her books on this forum so I might read her eventually.

http://themanbookerprize.com/news/hi...n-booker-prize

I know I will sound like Eric, but I just don't feel interested at all in reading Mantel. Probably she's an amazing writer and it's my loss, but I'm not curious at all in her books.

[Hamlet]

Strange isn't it, she doesn't light any fireworks for me either, but that means nothing, I'm sure she's an excellent writer. Bizarrely, I've not seen much TV coverage of this announcement, but it will probably pop up on the late News.

[pesahson]

I know I will sound like Eric, but I just don't feel interested at all in reading Mantel. Probably she's an amazing writer and it's my loss, but I'm not curious at all in her books.

Don't beat yourself to hard for this . She wouldn't have raised my curiosity if not favorable reviews of her work on WLF. I take them more seriously then the Man Booker Award.

[Liam]

Mantel on winning her second Booker: "I was absolutely astonished."

[Hamlet]

Good for her. I wonder if she'll manage to climb out of the sandbox now!

[Stevie B]

Good for her. I wonder if she'll manage to climb out of the sandbox now!

Hamlet, I'm not sure what that expression means. Does it mean get more attention?

[Hamlet]

Hamlet, I'm not sure what that expression means. Does it mean get more attention?

Have a quick look at Liam's earlier post with respect to the current state of British Fiction, and it's myopic world view!

[Hamlet]

Compared to what's going on in much contemporary fiction elsewhere, British authors often come across as three-year-olds playing in a sandbox.

This...

post Stevie, we're barely out of the nursery compared to the rest of the globe.

[Liam]

I said often, not always, and Mantel wasn't implicated in this, . She may very well be the greatest storyteller you currently have, although admittedly her handling of the material is a wee bit conservative.

[Hamlet]

Okay, I'll let you off on that one!