The Best of the Booker
The Best of the Booker was a special prize awarded in commemoration of the
Disgrace (1999) respectively.[2]
The winner, as chosen by a public vote, was Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children, and was announced on July 10 at the London Literature Festival.[3] Midnight's Children not only won the 1981 Booker, but also the special 1993 Booker of Bookers prize, which commemorated the award's 25th anniversary.[1]
The shortlisted titles were:
- (1973) J. G. Farrell, The Siege of Krishnapur
- (1974) Nadine Gordimer, The Conservationist
- (1981) Salman Rushdie, Midnight's Children
- (1988) Oscar & Lucinda
- (1995) Pat Barker, The Ghost Road
- (1999) Disgrace
Notes
- A The Booker prize was shared between two authors in 1974 and 1992, thus generating 41 winners in 39 years.
References
- ^ a b Pauli, Michelle (21 February 2008). "Best of the Booker' pits Rushdie against 40 pretenders". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 July 2008.
- ^ a b "The Best of the Booker shortlist announced". The Man Booker Prizes. 12 May 2008. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2008.
- ^ "Rushdie wins Best of Booker prize". BBC News. 10 July 2008.