The Man Booker Prize, one of the most prestigious fiction awards, will be awarded on October 6, 2009. In the meantime, here are the shortlisted titles. If you are looking for something to read, one of these is a good bet.
The Children's Book [1] A S Byatt |
Summertime [2] J M Coetzee |
The Quickening Maze [3] |
The Little Stranger. [4] |
The Glass Room [5] |
Wolf Hall [6] |
~Lisa
Links:
[1] http://catalogue.londonpubliclibrary.ca/search~S20?/tthe+children%27s+book/tchildrens+book/1%2C30%2C33%2CB/frameset&FF=tchildrens+book&1%2C1%2C
[2] http://catalogue.londonpubliclibrary.ca/search~S20?/tsummertime/tsummertime/1%2C33%2C112%2CB/frameset&FF=tsummertime&65%2C%2C72
[3] http://catalogue.londonpubliclibrary.ca/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=+The+Quickening+Maze&searchscope=20&SORT=D&search.x=31&search.y=9
[4] http://catalogue.londonpubliclibrary.ca/search~S20?/tThe+Little+Stranger/tlittle+stranger/1%2C2%2C3%2CB/frameset&FF=tlittle+stranger&2%2C%2C2
[5] http://catalogue.londonpubliclibrary.ca/search~S20?/tThe+Glass+Room/tglass+room/1%2C1%2C2%2CB/frameset&FF=tglass+room&2%2C%2C2
[6] http://catalogue.londonpubliclibrary.ca/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=Wolf+Hall&searchscope=20&SORT=D&search.x=54&search.y=19
[7] http://www.londonpubliclibrary.ca/category/site-type/default
[8] http://www.londonpubliclibrary.ca/category/site-map/staff-picks/award-winners