The winner of the 2008 Man Booker Prize--which constantly touts itself as "the most prestigious literary prize"--has been announced: it's White Tiger by Aravind Adiga. This is the Indian author's first novel.White Tiger chronicles one man's rise from poverty to power in contemporary India. He's something of an anti-hero, and the story has been called … Continue reading We Have A Winner
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Just the Facts
Larry Millet--author of Lost Twin Cities and Strange Days, Dangerous Nights--is back with more crime photos from the Twin Cities' newspaper archives. Murder Has a Public Face traces four shocking murders from discovery to arrest to trial. It's a fascinating look at both crime and punishment in the mid-twentieth century. The Star Tribune looked back … Continue reading Just the Facts
Jean-Marie Who? Part 2
The UK web magazine The First Post is one of the first out of the gate trying to answer the question Who the heck just won the Nobel Prize for Literature? (A: Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio) They managed to uncover a " a Le Clezio expert from Birmingham University," one Beatrice Damamme-Gilbert. She gives thumbnail … Continue reading Jean-Marie Who? Part 2
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