JG Farrell's Lost Man Booker prize for Troubles – a literary resurrection
Winning the Lost Man Booker prize is a deserved reward for an author whose reputation is still growing 30 years after his death
In the post-Warhol world, where any wannabe can grab 15 minutes of literary fame, it's a rare writer indeed whose reputation is still growing 30 years after his death. All the more reason to raise a glass to JG Farrell, the curmudgeonly Irish Liverpudlian whose posterity began in earnest when his novel The Siege of Krishnapur became the word-of-mouth discovery of the Booker of Bookers in 2008.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Thursday, 20 May, 2010
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