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'''The Best of the Booker''' | '''The Best of the Booker''' was a special prize awarded in commemoration of the [[Booker Prize]]'s 40th anniversary in 2008. Eligible books included the 41{{Ref label|number|A|A}} winners of the [[Booker Prize]] since its inception in 1968.<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/feb/21/salmanrushdie |access-date=2008-07-12 |title=Best of the Booker' pits Rushdie against 40 pretenders |last=Pauli |first=Michelle |publisher=The Guardian |date=2008-02-21}}</ref> The six shortlisted titles were announced on 12 May 2008 and were chosen by novelist [[Victoria Glendinning]], broadcaster [[Mariella Frostrup]] and Professor of English at [[University College London]] [[John Mullan (academic)|John Mullan]].<ref name="BoB">{{cite web |url=http://www.themanbookerprize.com/news/release/1080 |access-date=2008-07-12 |title=The Best of the Booker shortlist announced |publisher=The Man Booker Prizes |date=2008-05-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517182716/http://www.themanbookerprize.com/news/release/1080 |archive-date=2008-05-17 }}</ref> Among the nominees were the only two authors at that time to have won the Booker twice, [[Peter Carey (novelist)|Peter Carey]] and [[J. M. Coetzee]], nominated for their novels ''[[Oscar & Lucinda]]'' (1988) and ''[[Disgrace (novel)|Disgrace]]'' (1999) respectively.<ref name="BoB"/> | ||
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.<ref>{{cite news |url= | 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7499495.stm |title=Rushdie wins Best of Booker prize |publisher=BBC News |date=2008-07-10}}</ref> ''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.<ref name="Guardian"/> | ||
The shortlisted titles were: | The shortlisted titles were: | ||
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The Best of the Booker was a special prize awarded in commemoration of the Booker Prize's 40th anniversary in 2008. Eligible books included the 41[A] winners of the Booker Prize since its inception in 1968.[1] The six shortlisted titles were announced on 12 May 2008 and were chosen by novelist Victoria Glendinning, broadcaster Mariella Frostrup and Professor of English at University College London John Mullan.[2] Among the nominees were the only two authors at that time to have won the Booker twice, Peter Carey and J. M. Coetzee, nominated for their novels Oscar & Lucinda (1988) and 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) Peter Carey, Oscar & Lucinda
- (1995) Pat Barker, The Ghost Road
- (1999) J. M. Coetzee, Disgrace
Notes[edit | edit source]
- A The Booker prize was shared between two authors in 1974 and 1992, thus generating 41 winners in 39 years.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pauli, Michelle (21 February 2008). "Best of the Booker' pits Rushdie against 40 pretenders". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 July 2008.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "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.