And the winner is...
John Banville has won the 2005 Man Booker Prize for his novel, The Sea.
Having never read this book or any of Banville's other thirteen novels, I can't comment on whether he is a worthy winner although I have been assured by more well-read acquaintances that he is good.
What does amuse me is that a 'difficult' book by a relatively unknown author who doesn't hang out with the literary establishment, didn't go to university, took the autodidactic route to educate himself and wears his literary ambitions to write 'real books' on his sleeve has won the most well known prize for literature in the UK. Apparently, national booksellers are really pissed off about it. This also amuses me. A lot.
Good on ya, John.
Having never read this book or any of Banville's other thirteen novels, I can't comment on whether he is a worthy winner although I have been assured by more well-read acquaintances that he is good.
What does amuse me is that a 'difficult' book by a relatively unknown author who doesn't hang out with the literary establishment, didn't go to university, took the autodidactic route to educate himself and wears his literary ambitions to write 'real books' on his sleeve has won the most well known prize for literature in the UK. Apparently, national booksellers are really pissed off about it. This also amuses me. A lot.
Good on ya, John.
posted by Steve Kane at 11:25 PM
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