The nominees for the South African Boeke Prize, established in 1995 to award “finely written, absolute page-turners” and to light-heartedly dig at the more highbrow Man Booker Prize, have been announced.
Winner of the Montana NZ Book Awards and the Common- wealth Writers' Prize, Lloyd Jones's Mister Pip is one of the frontrunners for this year's Booker Prize.
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All major literary awards from all literary genres are reported here as soon as they are awarded, and whenever possible, short descriptions of the works, accompanied by relevant bookstore links, are provided.
Although literary awards and literary prizes do not necessarily have to dictate your personal preference of the type of fiction, poetry or drama you would like to read, knowing which literary works are currently most valued by literary critics can be helpful when choosing your next book.