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Master Georgie wins Man Booker Best of Beryl
Posted by Emily Rowland in Abacus, Award News, Book News
Beryl Bainbridge's 1998 novel, Master Georgie, has won the Man Booker Best of Beryl - the special prize created to honour the late, much-loved author.
Novelist Dame Beryl Bainbridge was shortlisted five times for the Booker Prize, but never actually won. Despite many other literary accolades, the press's phrase – the ‘Booker bridesmaid' – stuck. In her honour, the Booker Prize Foundation created a special prize, The Man Booker Best of Beryl, and asked the public to consider which of her five shortlisted novels deserves the accolade.
No author has ever been shortlisted as many times for the prize. Her shortlisted books were The Dressmaker (1973); The Bottle Factory Outing (1974); An Awfully Big Adventure (1990); Every Man for Himself (1996) and Master Georgie (1998) all of which are now published in paperback by Abacus.
The voting, conducted via the Man Booker website, was very close, with Master Georgie winning by a few votes, just pipping Every Man For Himself to the post.
For the full article and further information about the prize please visit www.themanbookerprize.com or follow the prize on Twitter at @ManBookerPrize
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