Archive for April, 2006

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 [...]

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