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Irish author Paul Lynch wins Booker Prize for 'Prophet Song'
1 year ago

Irish author Paul Lynch wins Booker Prize for 'Prophet Song'

Hindustan Times  

Paul Lynch had been the bookies’ favorite to win the prestigious literary prize. Paul Lynch received the prize during a ceremony at Old Billingsgate in central London Irish writer Paul Lynch has won the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction for his fifth novel, "Prophet Song." Paul Lynch, 46, spent four years writing the book and was brought to the thought …

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Book detailing ‘harrowing’ impact of wildfires wins Baillie Gifford Prize
1 year, 1 month ago

Book detailing ‘harrowing’ impact of wildfires wins Baillie Gifford Prize

The Independent  

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South African writer Damon Galgut wins Booker Prize for 'The Promise'
3 years, 1 month ago

South African writer Damon Galgut wins Booker Prize for 'The Promise'

Firstpost  

He is the third South African novelist to win the Booker Prize, after Nadine Gordimer in 1974 and JM Coetzee, who won twice, in 1983 and 1999 London: South African writer Damon Galgut won the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction on Wednesday with “The Promise,” a novel about one white family’s reckoning with South Africa’s racist history. Galgut said he …

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South African Damon Galgut wins Booker Prize for 'The Promise'
3 years, 1 month ago

South African Damon Galgut wins Booker Prize for 'The Promise'

The Hindu  

South African writer Damon Galgut won the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction on Wednesday with “The Promise,” a novel about one white family’s reckoning with South Africa’s racist history. Mr. Galgut said he was accepting the prize “on behalf of all the stories told and untold, the writers heard and unheard, from the remarkable continent that I’m part of.” He …

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Scottish writer Douglas Stuart's 'Shuggie Bain' wins 2020 Booker Prize
4 years, 1 month ago

Scottish writer Douglas Stuart's 'Shuggie Bain' wins 2020 Booker Prize

India TV News  

Scottish writer Douglas Stuart's "Shuggie Bain" was on Thursday evening named the winner of the 50,000 pounds 2020 Booker Prize for Fiction, at the heart of which are the memories he carries of his mother's struggle with drink, with men and with her modest dreams, at the culmination of a star-studded "ceremony without walls" at London's Roundhouse. "'Shuggie Bain' is …

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The Most Intolerant Wins: How a Minority Can Control an Entire Nation
6 years, 9 months ago

The Most Intolerant Wins: How a Minority Can Control an Entire Nation

Op India  

Nassim Taleb's latest book, 'Skin In The Game', explores the concept of 'skin in the game' and its implications for individuals and societies. The book emphasizes the importance of understanding and respecting different perspectives, and it argues that intolerance can lead to the destruction of democracy. Taleb discusses four key topics: uncertainty and reliability of knowledge, symmetry in human affairs, …

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