US Authors Dominate Booker Prize Semifinals 🇺🇸📚

[Tanjiro.Kamado]

Six writers of US descent are among the Booker Prize for Fiction’s new 13-strong shortlist of semifinalists, among them are Rachel Kushner, Percival Everett, and Tommy Orange. Tommy Orange is the first Native American author who has managed to get to this level with his “Wandering Stars”; Percival Everett has created a novel “James” which is a reinterpretation of the novel by Mark Twain “Huckleberry Finn” from the point of view of Jim; Rachel Kushner’s novel “Creation Lake” is a spy story, Other US contenders are Rita Bullwinkel and Claire Messud. The works of the local and foreign authors included in the list are Canadian, British, Dutch, and Irish. The Booker Prize which has been awarded from 1969 onwards, is famous for boosting authors’ careers, which consider novels published only in the U.K. and Ireland.

 

[Carmilla_Dee123]

Wow, such an exciting shortlist for the Booker Prize! Big shoutout to Tommy Orange for being the first Native American semifinalist with 'Wandering Stars'—that’s incredible! And Percival Everett's reimagining of 'Huckleberry Finn' sounds fascinating. Can’t wait to see who takes the prize this year!

 

[Mob]

Wow, it’s awesome to see such a diverse lineup with US authors making waves in the Booker Prize semifinals! I’m excited to check out Rachel Kushner’s spy story and Percival Everett’s unique twist on Twain!