Difference between revisions of "Orange Prize for Fiction 2012"
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|author=Georgina Harding | |author=Georgina Harding | ||
|title=Painter of Silence | |title=Painter of Silence | ||
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|genre=Literary Fiction | |genre=Literary Fiction | ||
| − | |summary= | + | |summary= A young, anonymous, vagrant collapses on the steps of a hospital in Romania. He doesn't speak and remains a mystery to the staff that tries to treat his obvious symptoms but can't seem to reach the silent person beneath. However, Safta, a nurse, suggests that he may be deaf and produces drawing materials. Coincidentally, the man is able to draw beautifully, but this is no coincidence to Safta. There are reasons why she can't disclose it, but she knows this man. They grew up together in pre-war Romania, a whole world away when the country had a king, beautiful cities untouched by bombing and being able to read a foreign language wasn't punishable by imprisonment in work camps... or worse. |
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408821125</amazonuk> | |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408821125</amazonuk> | ||
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Revision as of 10:33, 19 March 2012
The Shortlist will be announced on 17 April with the awards ceremony on 30 May.
Longlist
