Irish author wins Man Booker Prize October 24, 2007
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Many congratulations go out from the Rambling Man to the winner of this year’s Man Booker literary prize – Anne Enright from Bray, Co.Wicklow. The author won the €75,000 prize for her 4th novel, called “The Gathering”. She was presented with her prize in London’s Guildhall on last Tuesday evening. I hope to do a book review on this novel shortly. You can read about the book here.
“The Gathering” is the story of a family who gather at the bedside of a dying relative and the main protagonist is thrown back into her thoughts about family situations and the life she has lead …
As the Guardian’s review says “…It’s a genuine attempt to stare down both love and death, to anatomise their pains and fears and peculiar pleasures.”
Well done Anne.
that book sounds great and it’s on my list.
i’d not heard of her before this. i just finished a previous booker winner, the life of pi. have you read it? very imaginative…the story grew on me.
yeah i have – it kinda grew on me too but i found it heavy to get into. and then a biography of leonardo da vinci got in the way too !