Man Booker Longlist Announced
Alert! Unlike last year, there doesn’t seem to be much of a connection between South Africa and the Man Booker Longlist, just announced. In 2007, it will be recalled, Cape Town resident, boeremusiek fan and ex-maritime shipping lawyer Tan Twan Eng - a Malaysian citizen - surfaced on the list for The Gift of Rain, a novel written partly in Bantry Bay. This year? Nary a straw to grasp at, as far as I can tell. On the other hand, the prize’s love affair with Salman Rushdie continues. His Midni
Source: http://news.book.co.za/blog/2008/07/30/man-booker-longlist-announced/
