The 2006 Miles Franklin Award Shortlist Announced
Date: April 28, 2006 | Discussion: No Comments
The shortlist for the 2006 Miles Franklin Award for a “published novel or play portraying Australian life in any of its phases” has been published and includes the works presented below. (The winner will be announced 22 June 2006. Click on the images below for more details from Amazon.com. Buying the titles through these links [...]
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Orange Prize for Fiction 2006 Shortlist Announced
Date: April 26, 2006 | Discussion: No Comments
The Orange Prize for Fiction 2006 Shortlist has been announced. It consists of the following works (click the pictures to see more information at Amazon.com):
Nicole Krauss: The History of Love
Hilary Mantel: Beyond Black
Ali Smith: The Accidental
Zadie Smith: On Beauty
Carrie Tiffany: Everyman’s Rules for Scientific Living
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2006 Pulitzer Prize Winners Announced
Date: April 18, 2006 | Discussion: No Comments
Fiction: March by Geraldine Brooks
‘From Louisa May Alcott’s beloved classic Little Women, Geraldine Brooks has animated the character of the absent father, March, and crafted a story “filled with the ache of love and marriage and with the power of war upon the mind and heart of one unforgettable man” (Sue Monk Kidd). With “pitch-perfect [...]
