Six American writers are among 13 semifinalists for the Booker Prize for fiction.
FILE - U.S. writer Percival Everett holds his trophy after he was awarded with the Literary Award at the 38th American Film Festival Sept. 5, 2012, in Deauville, Normandy, France. Six American writers including Rachel Kushner , Percival Everett and Tommy Orange are among 13 semifinalists announced Tuesday, July 30, 2024, for the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction.
The other U.S. contenders are Rita Bullwinkel for “Headshot,” and Canadian-American writer Claire Messud for “This Strange Eventful History.” Artist and writer Edmund de Waal, who is chairing the five-member judging panel, said the list included “books that navigate what it means to belong, to be displaced and to return,” with settings ranging from a small Irish town to a convent in Australia and from deep oceans to outer space.
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