Finalists for two significant literary awards, the Man
Booker Prize for Fiction and the National Book Awards,
were announced this week (Tuesday 15 September) ahead of the fall award
season.
For the second time in its history, Britain's prestigious
Man Booker Prize is open to writers of any nationality,
generating a shortlist of authors from countries
including the United States, Nigeria and Jamaica.
American novelists Anne Tyler and Hanya Yanagihara
were among the six authors who made the shortlist
for, respectively, "A Spool of Blue Thread" and "A
Little Life."
Marlon James, who wrote "A Brief History of Seven
Killings," is the first Jamaican-born author to be
shortlisted. Chigozie Obioma, author of "The
Fishermen," is the second Nigerian to be nominated.


British authors Tom McCarthy and Sunjeev Sahota also
were shortlisted, respectively, for "Satin Island" and
"The Year of the Runaways." McCarthy is the only
author in the 2015 crop to have been nominated
before, having been shortlisted for "C" in 2010.
The prize, which celebrates fiction written in English
and published in the United Kingdom, previously was
open only to authors from the United Kingdom and
Commonwealth, Republic of Ireland and Zimbabwe. It
carries a cash award and significant buzz. The
shortlisted authors each receive £2,500 and the winner
will receive £50,000 more.
The winner will be announced on October 13 in
London.

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/09/16/living/man-booker-prize-fiction-national-book-award-2015/index.html

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God bless Nigeria

Ibo boys, repping naija for good
Hausa boys are tarnishing the image of this country.
Yoruba boys shouting change in foreign languages!
Naija for ever!

they have tried by all means to brand igbos as ordinary traders but we keep proving them wrong.

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THE HAUSA.FULANI POVERTY STRICKEN WRETCHED DECIMATED MENTALLY DERANGED TERRORIST PEDOPHILES HOMOSEXUALS AND MASTURBATING AND WHAT HAVE YOU REGION ALSO RECOGNIZE THIS ONE TRUTH.
BIAFRA REIGNS SUPREME, THE ZOO MUST FALL.
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God bless Ndigbo ibem..
God bless men of goodwill..