2007 Man Booker Prize Winner

Anne Enright has been announced as the winner of the 2007 Man Booker Prize for her novel The Gathering. Howard Davies, chair of the panel, described it as "an unflinching look at a grieving family in tough and striking language". Enright won from a shortlist that also included:
Darkmans - Nicola Barker
The Reluctant Fundamentalist - Mohsin Hamid
Mister Pip - Lloyd Jones
On Chesil Beach - Ian McEwan
Animal's People - Indra Sinha

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