Author: Lynn Neary / Source: NPR.org
For the first time, a writer from Northern Ireland has won the prestigious Man Booker Award. The prize, given to works of fiction written in English and published in the U.
K., was announced at a ceremony Tuesday evening in London.The winner, Anna Burns, drew on her own experiences during Northern Ireland’s “troubles” to write her novel, Milkman. The story is told through the eyes of an 18-year-old girl who is trying to avoid the dangerous attentions of a paramilitary figure known as the Milkman. Instead she becomes the target of rumor and gossip. None of the characters in the book have names. In an interview on the Man Booker website, Burns said, “In the early days I tried out…
The post Man Booker Prize For Fiction Goes To ‘Milkman’ By Anna Burns appeared first on FeedBox.