Archive for July, 2007

Arac de Nyeko wins Caine Prize

Date: July 12, 2007 | Discussion: No Comments

The Ugandan writer Monica Arac de Nyeko has been awarded the 2007 Caine Prize for her story “Jambula Tree”. The Caine Prize, awarded annually, was founded in 2000 to an African short story published in the English language. It is sometimes referred to as the “African Booker Prize”.
The winning work, a story about a lesbian [...]

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Alexis Wright wins 2007 Miles Franklin Literary Award

Date: July 7, 2007 | Discussion: 1 Comment

Alexis Wright has won the 2007 Miles Franklin Literary Award for her novel Carpentaria. The award, which celebrated its 50th year, was established by the Australian author Miles Franklin to annually award the best ‘published novel or play portraying Australian life in any of its phases’.

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Carpentaria is Alexis Wright’s second novel, an epic [...]

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