Ian Thomson wins £10,000 Ondaatje prize
The Dead Yard, Ian Thomson's book about the gritty underbelly of Jamaica, hailed for its candid portrait of a 'corrupted Eden'
Ian Thomson's investigation into the gritty underside of "corrupted Eden" Jamaica has won him the Ondaatje prize, which goes to the book which has best evoked the spirit of a place.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Tuesday, 25 May, 2010
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