Difference between revisions of "Man Booker Prize 2011"
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|summary=A bittersweet look at the life of a boy from Ghana transplanted to a British sink estate. It's funny, sweet and sad and the boy's voice has a great truth about it. Bookbag wasn't sure the magic realism element really worked. | |summary=A bittersweet look at the life of a boy from Ghana transplanted to a British sink estate. It's funny, sweet and sad and the boy's voice has a great truth about it. Bookbag wasn't sure the magic realism element really worked. | ||
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| + | |author=Patrick McGuinness | ||
| + | |title=The Last Hundred Days | ||
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| + | |genre=Literary Fiction | ||
| + | |summary=Looking at the final days of Ceausescu's Romania, this first person narrative is one part [[:Category:John le Carre|Le Carré]], one part [[:Category:Bill Bryson|Bill Bryson]] and one part an account of everyday life under Ceausescu's bizarre Stalinist world. It feels very realistic and at times you will forget that this is a work of fiction. There are also plenty of wry and satirical moments to lighten this account of a sinister regime where everyone is watching someone. | ||
| + | |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1854115413</amazonuk> | ||
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Revision as of 11:19, 6 September 2011
The winner will be announced on 18 October
Longlisted books which didn't make it to the shortlist:
