Wednesday 30 May 2012

Orange Prize 2012

The Orange Prize for 2012, and the last of its kind has been announced. The winner Madeline Miller the fourth American to win over the last four years.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/may/30/orange-prize-2012-madeline-miller

Comments in the Guardian cover predictable topics:

the folly of a prize just for writing by women
the bad writing of this particular winner
the moving and wonderful nature of this story
why should women have special treatment
where is the next women's prize coming from?
and so on

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