Ian McEwan brings home bacon with comic novel gong for Solar
Booker winner bags pig and champagne for 'laugh-out-loud' climate change novel
Ian McEwan's trophy cabinet has heretofore been home to more serious awards, but the Booker prize-winning author will today be making room on the shelves for his first comic-fiction accolade, won for his take on climate change, Solar.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Tuesday, 25 May, 2010
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