A Zimbabwean writer arrested during recent anti-government protests in her country is one of six finalists on a diverse list of contenders for the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction.
A Zimbabwean writer, who was arrested during recent anti-government protests in her country, is one of six finalists on a diverse list of contenders for the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction.The winner will be revealed November 17Tsitsi Dangarembga was nominated for the 50,000-pound award for This Mournable Body, which links the breakdown of its central character and turmoil in post-colonial Zimbabwe.
The Booker list this year is dominated by books from American or US-based authors, including The Shadow King by Ethiopia-born Maaza Mengiste, Diane Cook's dystopian tale The New Wilderness, Avni Doshi's India-set Burnt Sugar and Brandon Taylor's campus novel Real Life. The winner will be revealed November 17, though the traditional black-tie dinner ceremony at London's medieval Guildhall has been scrapped because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The prize, subject to intense speculation and a flurry of betting, usually brings the victor a huge boost in sales and profile.This year's shortlist includes four debut novelists but omits high-profile books including Anne Tyler's Redhead by the Side of the Road, as well as The Mirror and the Light — the conclusion of Hilary Mantel's acclaimed Tudor trilogy.
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