And then there were six. The panel of judges of this year's Orange Prize has just announced its shortlist for 2008. Three of the finalists are first-time novelists.
According to The Guardian,Chair of the judges Kirsty Lang said she was "extremely pleased" to see 's The Outcast, 's Lullabies for Little Criminals and 's Lottery make the shortlist alongside some very established authors "on a list that reflects the scope, variety and international breadth of the Orange prize."
The other three novels on this year's list include When We Were Bad by , The Road Home by , and Fault Lines by .
The winner will be announced June 4.
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Winner of the 2008 Orange Prize for Fiction.Lev is on his way to Britain to seek work, so that he can send money back to Eastern Europe to support his mother and little daughter. Read...
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Sol is a gifted but also terrifying six year old; his mother believes he is destined for greatness. He has a birthmark, like his dad, his grandmother and great-grandmother. But when they ...
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