Difference between revisions of "Orange Prize for Fiction 2012"
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|author=Roopa Farooki | |author=Roopa Farooki | ||
|title=The Flying Man | |title=The Flying Man | ||
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|genre=Literary Fiction | |genre=Literary Fiction | ||
| − | |summary= | + | |summary= ''The Flying Man'' opens with the now elderly Maqil Karam writing a letter in his budget hotel in the South of France and facing death. His story takes in many locations, from his native Punjab, to New York, Cairo, London, Paris and Hong Kong. In each location, Maqil adopts a different name, including Mike Cram, Mehmet Kahn, Miguel Caram and Mikhail Lee. Often he acquires a different wife as well, Carine, Samira and Bernadette, although he doesn't go to the bother of divorcing them, he just simply walks away. He is a chancer and a gambler, avoiding attachment, responsibility and commitment throughout his life. |
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0755383389</amazonuk> | |amazonuk=<amazonuk>0755383389</amazonuk> | ||
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Revision as of 12:30, 24 March 2012
The Shortlist will be announced on 17 April with the awards ceremony on 30 May.
Longlist
