Difference between revisions of "Costa Prize 2011"
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|author=John Burnside | |author=John Burnside | ||
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|genre=Literary Fiction | |genre=Literary Fiction | ||
| − | |summary= | + | |summary=''A Summer of Drowning'' is a book in which for much of the time not a lot happens - but always spookily. Set on the Norwegian island of Kvaløya in the Arctic Circle, the story is narrated by Liv who is now 28 but who recalls events of a summer when she was 18. Liv resides with her artist mother in, if not isolation, then certainly seclusion. The book makes much of the midsummer madness that 24 hour daylight induces and in that respect it is wholly successful. It aims for a dream-like and timeless quality which it largely achieves. |
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>022406178X</amazonuk> | |amazonuk=<amazonuk>022406178X</amazonuk> | ||
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Revision as of 13:38, 9 December 2011
Entries for the 2011 Awards clsed on 24 June 2011. The shortlists were aannounced on 15 November and we'll hear about the category winners on 4 January 2012. The presentation ceremony follows on 24 January.
The Shortlists
Costa First Novel Award
Costa Novel Award
Costa Poetry Award
Costa Biography Award
Costa Children's Book Award
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