Richard Flanagan is the winner of coveted literary award 'Man Booker Prize' this year for his book 'The Narrow Road to the Deep North'.
Indian-origin author Neel Mukherjee was also in the contention for this coveted title with five others.
About the Man
- He is only the 3rd Australian to win this honour; Thomas Kenneally and Peter Carey being the previous two.
- The book is inspired by his father life as a Japanese 'Prisoner of War' during which he was one of the forced labourer in the construction of 'Death Railway'.
Death Railway??
- The line, built by Japan in 1943, was meant to support its forces in the Burma during World War II.
- Over a lakh of the workers died due to extreme work condition.
- The link used to connect Burmese capital of Rangoon to Thai capital Bangkok.
Other books in fray
- "We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves" by Karen Jay Fowler (US)
- "To Rise Again at a Decent Hour" by Joshua Ferris (US)
- "J" by Howard Jacobson (UK)
- "The Lives of Others" by Neel Mukherjee (UK)
- "How to be Both" by Ali Smith (UK).
Points to Remember
- Authors writing in English from all corners of the globe are eligible for the prize from this year (2014) onward.
- Earlier, only authors from Britain, Ireland, Zimbabwe and other Commonwealth countries were eligible.
- Eleanor Catton, the winner of Man Booker Prize 2013, is the youngest writer to win this literary honour.
- Hilary Mantel, the winner of Man Booker Prize 2012, was the first woman and first Briton to win this award twice.
- She received them for her novels "wolf hall" in 2009, and "Bring up the Bodies" in 2012.
- The 'Man' in Man Booker Prize is a world-leading alternative investment management company.
India at the Award
- Aravind Adiga (2008) for "The White Tiger"
- Kiran Desai (2006) for "The Inheritance of Loss"
- Arundhati Roy (1997) for "The God of Small Things"
- Salman Rushdie* (1981) for "Midnight's Children"
- VS Naipaul* (1971) for "In a Free State"
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