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All Stories for Booker Prize 2020
In C Pam Zhang's Booker Prize-longlisted debut, a buried chapter of America's immigrant history comes alive
Aishwaryasahasrabudhe • 5 years agoInfused with magical realism, the haunting vastness of the California landscape and the tragic wanderings of two orphaned siblings, C Pam Zhang's debut novel — How Much of These Hills Is Gold — renders a powerful narrative of the Chinese-American immigrant experience.
Booker Prize 2020 shortlist announced; Avni Doshi's Burnt Sugar, Diane Cook's The New Wilderness among six finalists
Fp Staff • 5 years agoOf the 13 books long-listed for the award, eight were debut novels out of which four — Diane Cook's The New Wilderness, Avni Doshi's Burnt Sugar, Douglas Stuart's Shuggie Bain and Brandon Taylor's Real Life — have made it into the shortlist.
Novelist Sophie Ward on being long-listed for the Booker Prize, thought experiments, nuances in relationships
Aishwaryasahasrabudhe • 5 years agoLove and Other Thought Experiments pushes readers to question individual philosophies, our understanding of complex emotions and belief systems that are constantly governing our everyday lives.
Booker Prize 2020 longlist: Hilary Mantel, Avni Doshi among 13 writers contending for the literary award
• 5 years agoEight of the nominees are for first novels — an unusually high number for the Booker Prize.
International Booker Prize Longlist 2020: Indie publishers dominate race for the year's best fiction title
Fp Staff • 5 years ago13 novels seek out the prestigious £50,000 award, meant to be split equally between the author and translator.