Irish writer Anna Burns wins Man Booker Prize

Anna Burns has become the first Northern Irish winner of the Man Booker Prize for her experimental tale of sexual coercion, Milkman.

Irish writer Anna Burns wins Man Booker Prize
Tue, 16 Oct, 2018 - 23:01

Anna Burns has become the first Northern Irish winner of the Man Booker Prize for her experimental tale of sexual coercion, Milkman.

The story of an 18-year-old girl's encounters with sex, sectarianism and social coercion in an unnamed province has seen Burns become the first UK-born winner since Hilary Mantel in 2012.

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