Kannada author loses out to American in Booker race

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 22:33

Kannada author UR Ananthamurthy, the only Indian to be shortlisted for Man Booker Prize 2013, lost prestigious award to American writer Lydia Davis.

Indian writer Jeet Thayil on Man Booker shortlist

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 11, 2012, 23:48

Indian writer Jeet Thayil`s first novel `Narcopolis` has made it to the six-author short list for the Man Booker Prize 2012.

Jacobson wins UK Man Booker Prize

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 13, 2010, 09:57

British author Howard Jacobson was the surprise winner of the Man Booker Prize on Tuesday for `The Finkler Question`, the first comic novel to scoop one of the English-speaking world`s most coveted literary awards.

The world goes Booker-ish!

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 7, 2009, 00:57

Booker is as fickle as Lady Fortune and as rewarding! There is only one thing very sure about the award, the fact that it is completely unpredictable.