Booker rivals clash again on Walter Scott prize shortlist
Three finalists for last year's Booker are among the contenders for the inaugural £25,000 award for historical fiction
From Robert Harris's ancient Rome in 63BC to Simon Mawer's pre-war Czechoslovakia via the cut-throat court of Henry VIII as reimagined by Hilary Mantel, the shortlist for a new literary award marking the legacy of Sir Walter Scott covers 2,000 years of history.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Thursday, 1 April, 2010
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