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Partridge publishing, the selfpublishing arm of penguin books. Set in new zealands south island in 1866, the novel follows walter moody, a prospector who travels to the fledgling west coast settlement of hokitika to try to make his fortune on nearby goldfields. Catton adds distinction to her award as the youngest person to receive this award and her book is the longest ever chosen for. The luminaries author nabs canadian literary prize a month after man booker win 2. The luminaries is an extraordinary piece of fiction. She holds an mfa from the iowa writers workshop and an ma in fiction writing from the international institute of modern letters.
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Winner of the 20 man booker prize, the luminaries is the longest novel in history to win the prize, and eleanor catton is the youngest fiction writer to receive this great honor. The luminaries by eleanor catton and a great selection of related books. With this book catton has proved, at least in my eyes, that shes the exception to the rule. Oct 16, 20 most years i pick one of the man booker prize shortlisted books to read in the runup to the prize announcement, based on which book i like the sound of and which i think might actually win.
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