The Man Booker Prize, whose 2009 shortlist is to be announced Tuesday, “was created as an unabashed arbiter of literary excellence. The judges’ only task is to select the finest novel of the year. By that criterion, three books stand out.”
The Man Booker Prize, whose 2009 shortlist is to be announced Tuesday, “was created as an unabashed arbiter of literary excellence. The judges’ only task is to select the finest novel of the year. By that criterion, three books stand out.”