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Who will win the 2011 Man Booker Prize?

Who will win the 2011 Man Booker Prize?

Asked by: Super UserPitchedOutsideLeg in Entertainment » Awards
Settled on 10/18/2011 21:22 Settled by Super Userkruijs
Winning option:lian Barnes - The Sense of an Ending The novelist Julian Barnes won the Man Booker Prize on Tuesday night for “The Sense of an Ending,” a slim and meditative story of mortality, frustration and regret.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/19/books/julian-barnes-wins-the-man-booker-prize.html

Predictions
Julian Barnes - The Sense of an Ending
36.5% →
Carol Birch - Jamrach's Menagerie
19.0% →
Stephen Kelman - Pigeon English
12.6% →
AD Miller - Snowdrops
11.8% →
Patrick deWitt - The Sisters Brothers
10.6% →
Esi Edugyan - Half Blood Blues
9.5% →

Background

http://www.themanbookerprize.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_Booker_Prize
The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original full-length novel, written in the English language, by a citizen of the Commonwealth of Nations, Ireland, or Zimbabwe. The winner of the Man Booker Prize is generally assured of international renown and success; therefore, the prize is of great significance for the book trade. It is also a mark of distinction for authors to be selected for inclusion in the shortlist or (even nominated for the "longlist").

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