http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:huffingtonpost.co.uk,2013:/tag/booker-prize 2013-03-08T03:29:15Z Huffingtonpost UK http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/03/08/hilary-mantel-defends-kate-middleton-criticism_n_2834966.html 2013-03-08T03:29:15Z 2013-03-08T03:29:15Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ Award-winning novelist Hilary Mantel has defended describing the Duchess of Cambridge as a "shop-window mannequin" whose only purpose is to breed, say... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/bring-up-the-bodies">Bring Up the Bodies</a>, <a href="/tag/kate-middleton">Kate Middleton</a>, <a href="/tag/hilary-mantel">Hilary Mantel</a>, <a href="/tag/books">Books</a>, <a href="/tag/booker-prize">Booker Prize</a>, <a href="/tag/culture">Culture</a>, <a href="/uk-entertainment">UK Entertainment News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/02/19/hilary-mantel-on-kate-middleton-right_n_2715638.html 2013-02-19T07:15:12Z 2013-02-19T07:54:58Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ Hilary Mantel's piece contains some harsh words about the Duchess of Cambridge, but lost in the media furore over phrases like "plastic princess" and ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/prince-harry-naked-photos">Prince Harry Naked Photos</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-entertainment">UK Entertainment</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-news">UK News</a>, <a href="/tag/prince-william">Prince William</a>, <a href="/tag/prince-harry">Prince Harry</a>, <a href="/tag/duchess-of-cambride">Duchess of Cambride</a>, <a href="/tag/kate-middleton">Kate Middleton</a>, <a href="/tag/man-booker-prize">Man Booker Prize</a>, <a href="/tag/hilary-mantel">Hilary Mantel</a>, <a href="/tag/booker-prize">Booker Prize</a>, <a href="/uk">UK News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/02/18/hilary-mantel-kate-middleton-comments_n_2713269.html 2013-02-18T18:31:09Z 2013-02-18T18:31:09Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ Imagining the Royals as they were in Tudor times has brought Hilary Mantel unprecedented literary success.<br /> <br /> Now, this year's Booker Prize winner has... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/prince-william-kate-middleton">Prince William Kate Middleton</a>, <a href="/tag/kate-middleton-pregnant">Kate Middleton Pregnant</a>, <a href="/tag/royal-family">Royal Family</a>, <a href="/tag/kate-middleton-topless">Kate Middleton Topless</a>, <a href="/tag/poll">Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/kate-middleton">Kate Middleton</a>, <a href="/tag/duchess-of-cambridge">Duchess of Cambridge</a>, <a href="/tag/hilary-mantel">Hilary Mantel</a>, <a href="/tag/booker-prize">Booker Prize</a>, <a href="/tag/culture">Culture</a>, <a href="/uk-entertainment">UK Entertainment News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/01/29/hilary-mantel-costa-prize-favourite_n_2571930.html 2013-01-29T03:52:07Z 2013-01-29T03:52:07Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ Critics favourite Hilary Mantel is expected to pick up another prize tonight for her best-seller, 'Bring Up The Bodies', at the Costa Book Awards.<br /> <br /> ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/bring-up-the-bodies">Bring Up the Bodies</a>, <a href="/tag/costa-book-awards">Costa Book Awards</a>, <a href="/tag/books">Books</a>, <a href="/tag/book-awards">Book Awards</a>, <a href="/tag/man-booker-prize">Man Booker Prize</a>, <a href="/tag/hilary-mantel">Hilary Mantel</a>, <a href="/tag/booker-prize">Booker Prize</a>, <a href="/tag/culture">Culture</a>, <a href="/home">Home News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/10/17/hilary-mantel-interview_n_1972637.html 2012-10-17T03:15:15Z 2012-10-17T03:48:29Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ On Tuesday night, Hilary Mantel became the first woman to win the Man Booker prize twice, as well as the first British author, for her novel Bring Up ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/hilary-mantel-booker-prize-2012">Hilary Mantel Booker Prize 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/hilary-mantel-booker">Hilary Mantel Booker</a>, <a href="/tag/bring-up-the-bodies">Bring Up the Bodies</a>, <a href="/tag/hilary-mantel">Hilary Mantel</a>, <a href="/tag/man-booker-prize-2012">Man Booker Prize 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/booker-prize">Booker Prize</a>, <a href="/tag/books">Books</a>, <a href="/home">Home News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/10/16/hilary-mantel-booker-prize-win-2012_n_1969952.html 2012-10-16T09:47:10Z 2012-10-16T16:48:22Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ Hilary Mantel has won the 2012 Man Booker Prize with her novel Bring Up The Bodies, becoming the first British author to win twice.<br /> <br /> The bookie's fa... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/narcopolis">Narcopolis</a>, <a href="/tag/bring-up-the-bodies">Bring Up the Bodies</a>, <a href="/tag/booker-prize-2012">Booker Prize 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/deborah-levy">Deborah Levy</a>, <a href="/tag/umbrella">Umbrella</a>, <a href="/tag/books">Books</a>, <a href="/tag/the-garden-of-evening-mists">The Garden of Evening Mists</a>, <a href="/tag/the-lighthouse">The Lighthouse</a>, <a href="/tag/booker-2012">Booker 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/will-self">Will Self</a>, <a href="/tag/hilary-mantel">Hilary Mantel</a>, <a href="/tag/tan-twan-eng">Tan Twan Eng</a>, <a href="/tag/swimming-home">Swimming Home</a>, <a href="/tag/jeet-thayil">Jeet Thayil</a>, <a href="/tag/booker-prize">Booker Prize</a>, <a href="/tag/alison-moore">Alison Moore</a>, <a href="/home">Home News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/10/16/booker-prize-winner-2012-live-blog_n_1970212.html 2012-10-16T10:53:26Z 2012-10-16T10:53:26Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/narcopolis">Narcopolis</a>, <a href="/tag/bring-up-the-bodies">Bring Up the Bodies</a>, <a href="/tag/booker-prize-2012">Booker Prize 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/books">Books</a>, <a href="/tag/umbrella">Umbrella</a>, <a href="/tag/deborah-levy">Deborah Levy</a>, <a href="/tag/the-garden-of-evening-mists">The Garden of Evening Mists</a>, <a href="/tag/the-lighthouse">The Lighthouse</a>, <a href="/tag/booker-2012">Booker 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/will-self">Will Self</a>, <a href="/tag/swimming-home">Swimming Home</a>, <a href="/tag/tan-twan-eng">Tan Twan Eng</a>, <a href="/tag/hilary-mantel">Hilary Mantel</a>, <a href="/tag/jeet-thayil">Jeet Thayil</a>, <a href="/tag/booker-prize">Booker Prize</a>, <a href="/tag/alison-moore">Alison Moore</a>, <a href="/home">Home News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/10/16/booker-prize-facts_n_1969172.html 2012-10-16T03:35:52Z 2012-10-16T03:35:52Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ It's the biggest book prize in the British calendar: but how much do you really know about the Booker Prize?<br /> <br /> Since it was first awarded to P. H. Ne... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/bookies">Bookies</a>, <a href="/tag/booker-prize-2012">Booker Prize 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/books">Books</a>, <a href="/tag/deborah-levy">Deborah Levy</a>, <a href="/tag/will-self">Will Self</a>, <a href="/tag/tan-twan-eng">Tan Twan Eng</a>, <a href="/tag/hilary-mantel">Hilary Mantel</a>, <a href="/tag/booker-prize">Booker Prize</a>, <a href="/tag/alison-moore-jeet-thayil">Alison Moore Jeet Thayil</a>, <a href="/home">Home News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/10/16/booker-prize-2012-odds_n_1969138.html 2012-10-16T03:15:41Z 2012-10-16T03:15:41Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ Journalist and novelist Will Self is favourite to win the Man Booker Prize tonight.<br /> <br /> He is shortlisted for the first time for Umbrella, a novel with... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/bookies">Bookies</a>, <a href="/tag/booker-prize-2012">Booker Prize 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/books">Books</a>, <a href="/tag/deborah-levy">Deborah Levy</a>, <a href="/tag/will-self">Will Self</a>, <a href="/tag/tan-twan-eng">Tan Twan Eng</a>, <a href="/tag/hilary-mantel">Hilary Mantel</a>, <a href="/tag/booker-prize">Booker Prize</a>, <a href="/tag/alison-moore-jeet-thayil">Alison Moore Jeet Thayil</a>, <a href="/home">Home News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/10/15/booker-prize-2012-preview_n_1966432.html 2012-10-15T06:37:28Z 2012-10-15T06:37:28Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ Tomorrow the book world will enjoy it's equivalent of Oscars night or the Grammies: the Booker Prize winner for 2012 will be announced.<br /> <br /> The six fin... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/booker-prize-2012">Booker Prize 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/books">Books</a>, <a href="/tag/deborah-levy">Deborah Levy</a>, <a href="/tag/poll">Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/will-self">Will Self</a>, <a href="/tag/book-award">Book Award</a>, <a href="/tag/hilary-mantel">Hilary Mantel</a>, <a href="/tag/tan-twan-eng">Tan Twan Eng</a>, <a href="/tag/jeet-thayil">Jeet Thayil</a>, <a href="/tag/booker-prize">Booker Prize</a>, <a href="/tag/alison-moore">Alison Moore</a>, <a href="/home">Home News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/jane-graham/howard-jacobson-on-his-di_1_b_1939878.html 2012-10-04T13:12:15Z 2012-10-05T09:08:47Z Jane Graham http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/jane-graham/ Howard Jacobson hates himself for not being a worse man than he is. The once-proclaimed 'English Philip Roth', Booker Prize winner and literary dirty dog - his new novel <em>Zoo Time</em>, revels in its shoe fetishes and lusty ménage a trois fantasies - he still feels he hasn't sunk to the depths he looked excitedly into as a boy. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/literature">Literature</a>, <a href="/tag/jewish-culture">Jewish Culture</a>, <a href="/tag/political-correctness">Political Correctness</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-comedy">UK Comedy</a>, <a href="/tag/booker-prize">Booker Prize</a>, <a href="/tag/howard-jacobson">Howard Jacobson</a>, <a href="/home">Home News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/09/11/booker-shortlist-2012_n_1872982.html 2012-09-11T04:12:59Z 2012-09-11T06:13:55Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ The shortlist for the Man Booker Prize 2012 has been announced. The six novels in with a chance of winning this year's prize are: Tan Twan Eng - The G... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/rachel-joyce">Rachel Joyce</a>, <a href="/tag/booker-prize-2012">Booker Prize 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/deborah-levy">Deborah Levy</a>, <a href="/tag/will-self">Will Self</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-books">UK Books</a>, <a href="/tag/man-booker-prize">Man Booker Prize</a>, <a href="/tag/michael-frayn">Michael Frayn</a>, <a href="/tag/slideexpand">Slideexpand</a>, <a href="/tag/booker-prize">Booker Prize</a>, <a href="/tag/booker-prize-longlist">Booker Prize Longlist</a>, <a href="/home">Home News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/08/08/philip-marlowe-novel-john-banville_n_1754565.html 2012-08-08T03:18:30Z 2012-08-08T03:18:30Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ One of fiction's most famous private detectives is being brought back in a new novel by Booker Prize winner John Banville.<br /> <br /> The Irish novelist, who ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/john-banville">John Banville</a>, <a href="/tag/the-sea">The Sea</a>, <a href="/tag/raymond-chandler">Raymond Chandler</a>, <a href="/tag/booker-prize">Booker Prize</a>, <a href="/tag/philip-marlowe">Philip Marlowe</a>, <a href="/tag/books">Books</a>, <a href="/home">Home News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/07/25/booker-prize-longlist-2012_n_1701800.html 2012-07-25T10:43:11Z 2012-07-25T11:26:48Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ The Man Booker Prize longlist for 2012 has been announced, and we're already excited.<br /> <br /> It's great to see some old favourites in there (hello, Will S... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/rachel-joyce">Rachel Joyce</a>, <a href="/tag/booker-prize-2012">Booker Prize 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/deborah-levy">Deborah Levy</a>, <a href="/tag/will-self">Will Self</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-books">UK Books</a>, <a href="/tag/man-booker-prize">Man Booker Prize</a>, <a href="/tag/michael-frayn">Michael Frayn</a>, <a href="/tag/slideexpand">Slideexpand</a>, <a href="/tag/booker-prize">Booker Prize</a>, <a href="/tag/booker-prize-longlist">Booker Prize Longlist</a>, <a href="/home">Home News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/harriet-williams/nostalgia-is-taking-over-_b_1338624.html 2012-03-12T08:02:38Z 2012-03-12T09:39:07Z Harriet Williams http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/harriet-williams/ Everyone gets nostalgic sometimes. Whether it's because it's raining outside and you can't imagine summer ever coming again, or just because everything seems more difficult now you're no longer five-years-old, it happens to us all. Like the permanent feeling that anything we're not doing is far better than what we are doing, it's part of the human condition. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/downton-abbey">Downton Abbey</a>, <a href="/tag/charles-dickens">Charles Dickens</a>, <a href="/tag/retromania">Retromania</a>, <a href="/tag/booker-prize">Booker Prize</a>, <a href="/tag/culture">Culture</a>, <a href="/tag/pan-am">Pan Am</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-books">UK Books</a>, <a href="/home">Home News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/01/24/culture-gambling-costa-book-awards_n_1227326.html 2012-01-24T08:55:16Z 2012-01-24T09:24:57Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ At first, the two worlds couldn’t seem further apart.<br /> <br /> On one hand - literary award ceremonies, those buttoned-up affairs where hushed academics p... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/gambling">Gambling</a>, <a href="/tag/ladbrokes">Ladbrokes</a>, <a href="/tag/costa-book-awards">Costa Book Awards</a>, <a href="/tag/books">Books</a>, <a href="/tag/arts">Arts</a>, <a href="/tag/cultural-gambling">Cultural Gambling</a>, <a href="/tag/william-hill">William Hill</a>, <a href="/tag/matthew-hollis">Matthew Hollis</a>, <a href="/tag/booker-prize">Booker Prize</a>, <a href="/home">Home News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/01/20/salman-rushdie-death-threat-india_n_1218641.html 2012-01-20T08:47:49Z 2012-01-20T08:47:49Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ Who said being a writer was a quiet life? Salman Rushdie has been forced to cancel his appearance at Asia’s biggest literary festival after receivin... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/authors">Authors</a>, <a href="/tag/india">India</a>, <a href="/tag/satanic-verses">Satanic Verses</a>, <a href="/tag/jaipur-literary-festival">Jaipur Literary Festival</a>, <a href="/tag/salman-rushdie">Salman Rushdie</a>, <a href="/tag/books">Books</a>, <a href="/tag/death-threat">Death Threat</a>, <a href="/tag/booker-prize">Booker Prize</a>, <a href="/home">Home News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/01/11/harshest-ever-book-review_n_1198903.html 2012-01-11T08:19:02Z 2012-01-11T08:19:02Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ The shortlist for the inaugural Hatchet Job of the Year awards was announced this week – a prize designed to draw attention to the "angriest, funnie... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/carol-ann-duffy">Carol Ann Duffy</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-poetry">UK Poetry</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-books">UK Books</a>, <a href="/tag/hatchet-job-of-the-year-the-omnivore">Hatchet Job of the Year. The Omnivore</a>, <a href="/tag/negative-review">Negative Review</a>, <a href="/tag/julian-barnes">Julian Barnes</a>, <a href="/tag/bad-reviews">Bad Reviews</a>, <a href="/tag/literary-reviews">Literary Reviews</a>, <a href="/tag/booker-prize">Booker Prize</a>, <a href="/home">Home News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2011/12/13/downton-abbey-dan-stevens-man-booker-prize_n_1145071.html 2011-12-13T02:08:13Z 2011-12-13T02:08:13Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ Downton Abbey star Dan Stevens has joined the judges for next year's Man Booker Prize.<br /> <br /> The actor, who plays Matthew Crawley in the ITV1 country hou... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/bharat-tandon">Bharat Tandon</a>, <a href="/tag/downton-abbey">Downton Abbey</a>, <a href="/tag/dinah-birch">Dinah Birch</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-books">UK Books</a>, <a href="/tag/amanda-foreman">Amanda Foreman</a>, <a href="/tag/dan-stevens">Dan Stevens</a>, <a href="/tag/booker-prize">Booker Prize</a>, <a href="/home">Home News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/carol-birch/the-booker-process_b_1143500.html 2011-12-12T19:00:00Z 2011-12-12T11:28:33Z Carol Birch http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/carol-birch/ The Booker process is an adrenalin rush. You embark upon a month of living on trains, in hotel rooms and out of overnight bags. You meet an awful lot of people very quickly. Fortunately, most of them are very nice, as are your fellow listees. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/carol-birch">Carol Birch</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-culture">UK Culture</a>, <a href="/tag/booker-prize">Booker Prize</a>, <a href="/tag/man-booker-shortlist">Man Booker Shortlist</a>, <a href="/home">Home News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2011/12/09/suzanne-dean-good-book-cover-secrets_n_1138587.html 2011-12-09T06:51:32Z 2011-12-09T06:51:32Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ Suzanne Dean designed the cover for the Man Booker prize winner 'The Sense of an Ending' by Julian Barnes. She talks about creating some of the most s... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/book-covers">Book Covers</a>, <a href="/tag/julian-barnes">Julian Barnes</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-books">UK Books</a>, <a href="/tag/suzanne-dean">Suzanne Dean</a>, <a href="/tag/the-sense-of-an-ending">The Sense of an Ending</a>, <a href="/tag/booker-prize">Booker Prize</a>, <a href="/home">Home News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2011/11/29/award-winning-books-2011_n_1118883.html 2011-11-29T12:33:12Z 2011-12-05T09:23:19Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ A 'prize winner' sticker is a powerful thing in the book world, which is why literary awards - particularly the big ones - are important for far more ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/literary-awards">Literary Awards</a>, <a href="/tag/books">Books</a>, <a href="/tag/somerset-maugham-awards">Somerset Maugham Awards</a>, <a href="/tag/ondaatje-prize">Ondaatje Prize</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-books">UK Books</a>, <a href="/tag/orange-prize">Orange Prize</a>, <a href="/tag/2011">2011</a>, <a href="/tag/orwell-prize">Orwell Prize</a>, <a href="/tag/booker-prize">Booker Prize</a>, <a href="/tag/national-book-awards">National Book Awards</a>, <a href="/home">Home News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/lucy-scholes/midnight-murakami_b_1019127.html 2011-10-21T06:12:14Z 2011-10-21T06:14:11Z Lucy Scholes http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/lucy-scholes/ Tuesday was both Man Booker Prize day (read my account of the controversy, the Cape party and even a few words from Julian Barnes himself here) and the publication date of Books One and Two of Haruki Murakami's long awaited new novel, 1Q84.<br /> <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/haruki-murakami">Haruki Murakami</a>, <a href="/tag/man-booker-prize">Man Booker Prize</a>, <a href="/tag/booker-prize">Booker Prize</a>, <a href="/uk-entertainment">UK Entertainment News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/nauman-khalid/mohammed-hanifs-our-lady-_b_1020564.html 2011-10-19T16:23:30Z 2011-10-20T09:06:28Z Nauman Khalid http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/nauman-khalid/ Mohammed Hanif's 2008 debut, "A Case of Exploding Mangoes", was an impressive feat of imaginative and literary skill. It justly propelled Mohammad Han... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/literature">Literature</a>, <a href="/tag/women">Women</a>, <a href="/tag/our-lady-of-alice-bhatti">Our Lady of Alice Bhatti</a>, <a href="/tag/author">Author</a>, <a href="/tag/pakistan">Pakistan</a>, <a href="/tag/indian">Indian</a>, <a href="/tag/writer">Writer</a>, <a href="/tag/the-god-of-small-things">The God of Small Things</a>, <a href="/tag/mohammed-hanif">Mohammed Hanif</a>, <a href="/tag/booker-prize">Booker Prize</a>, <a href="/tag/novel">Novel</a>, <a href="/tag/muslim">Muslim</a>, <a href="/tag/arundhati-roy">Arundhati Roy</a>, <a href="/tag/south-asian">South Asian</a>, <a href="/tag/roman-catholic">Roman Catholic</a>, <a href="/tag/book">Book</a>, <a href="/tag/salman-rushdie">Salman Rushdie</a>, <a href="/tag/christian">Christian</a>, <a href="/tag/a-case-of-exploding-mangoes">A Case of Exploding Mangoes</a>, <a href="/uk-entertainment">UK Entertainment News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/sam-kitchener/booker-prize-dumbing-down_b_1016980.html 2011-10-18T19:00:00Z 2011-10-18T05:12:04Z Sam Kitchener http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/sam-kitchener/ This year's Man Booker Prize has been plagued by accusations of 'dumbing down', or, as the illiterate goons hauled off the street to act as judges might put it, 'dummin' daaan'. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/margaret-thatcher">Margaret Thatcher</a>, <a href="/tag/childrens-books">Children&#039;s Books</a>, <a href="/tag/books">Books</a>, <a href="/tag/fiction">Fiction</a>, <a href="/tag/comedy-news">Comedy News</a>, <a href="/tag/booker-prize">Booker Prize</a>, <a href="/tag/spot-the-dog">Spot-the-Dog</a>, <a href="/tag/comedy">Comedy</a>, <a href="/uk-comedy">UK Comedy News</a></p>