Daily Archives: July 30, 2012

Man Booker Prize 2012 Longlist Announced

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Librarians with Altitude

The contenders for this year’s Man Booker Prize have been announced, not without the usual controversy. Accused last year for “dumbing” down the award for putting a focus on “readability” this year the judges choices “appeared to support ambition and … Continue reading →

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Charles Dickens: a life

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Librarians with Altitude

In The Mystery of Charles Dickens on the New York Review of Books blog, Joyce Carol Oates discusses extensively Claire Tomalin’s biography of Dickens: Charles Dickens: a life, London : Viking, 2011. Claire Tomalin’s biography is likely to be one of … Continue reading →

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