man booker prize

In England, where sniping at Booker Prize finalists is a national sport, this year's bickering was especially fierce.

But last night's award of the prize to Julian Barnes' absorbing, elegant The Sense of an Ending provided...just that.

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How are we going to talk about what happened to us one day when it's over? That question is at the heart of Yann Martel's new novel Beatrice and Virgil.

Host Liane Hansen interviews Martel about his new book, his first novel since the Man Booker Prize-winning Life of Pi.

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Liane Hansen talks with author Hilary Mantel, this year's winner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction. Her novel, Wolf Hall, tells the story of the reign of England's King Henry VIII and the subsequent ushering in of the Reformation — all through the eyes Thomas Cromwell, the king's adviser for almost a decade.

Wolf Hall, A tale of political intrigue set during the reign of King Henry VIII, won the prestigious Man Booker prize for fiction.

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