Gay fiction defeats hot favourite for Booker Prize

The winner of this year’s Man Booker Prize spoke of his joy at scooping the prestigious £50,000 (€72,100) award.

Wed, 20 Oct, 2004 - 08:18

The winner of this year’s Man Booker Prize spoke of his joy at scooping the prestigious £50,000 (€72,100) award.

Alan Hollinghurst’s novel The Line of Beauty, about Thatcherism and gay sex, beat David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas, which had been the hottest favourite in the history of the award.

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Courts Entertainment Heathrow Place: Stroud, Gloucestershire Place: London Place: Royal Horticultural Halls Place: Westminster Person: Alan Hollinghurst Person: David Mitchell Person: Hollinghurst Person: Nick Guest Person: Toby Fedden Person: Toby Person: Gerald Person: Nick Person: Thatcher Person: The Lady Organisation: Oxford Organisation: Tory

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