Manish at Ultrabrown has breaking news that Kiran Desai has won the Booker for her book, The Inheritance of Loss. Expect some lively discussion at the Mutiny.
Well, who’d have thought it? Not the bookies, clearly – they rated her as a 5-1 outsider. But the judges disagreed, and awarded this year’s prize to Kiran Desai.
The Guardian sounds skeptical of the choice.
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Ennis
Oct 10th, 2006 at 6:36 pm | #
Patrix – I think you mistyped, you meant “her” not “his” above.
Manish
Oct 10th, 2006 at 6:42 pm | #
There was actually a late surge of bets on Desai, and she became 2nd favored after Sarah Waters:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6035285.stm
Patrix
Oct 10th, 2006 at 7:12 pm | #
Thanks, Ennis for correcting me. Fixed.
confused
Oct 10th, 2006 at 9:25 pm | #
Patrix,
Your Guardian link hardly seems to prove your point about it being sceptical. It just makes the announcement and asks for readers comments:after all Desai was an outsider.
Patrix
Oct 10th, 2006 at 10:02 pm | #
Confused, I noticed a hint of skepticism in their tone especially in the last paragraph.