So finally, the wait is over. Once again the bookies got it wrong. The Booker did not go to Tom McCarthy or even Galgut. The book which was most popular amongst readers in general, and amongst our voters (Room by Emma Donoghue) didn’t win either. The 2010 Man Booker for Fiction went to Howard Jacobson for The Finkler Question, a novel that explores what it means to be Jewish today.
Announcing the winner, the Chair of Judges, Andrew Motion said, ‘The Finkler Question is a marvellous book: very funny, of course, but also very clever, very sad and very subtle. It is all that it seems to be and much more than it seems to be. A completely worthy winner of this great prize.’
And now for the Lucky Draw winners. First of all, thanks for the awesome response. We never thought quick contests could be so popular!
Based on our votes tally, this was how the authors were positioned:
1. Room by Emma Donoghue
2. C by Tom McCarthy
3. Parrot and Olivier in America by Peter Carey
4. The Finkler Question by Howard Jacobson
5. The Long Song by Andrea Levy
6. In a Strange Room by Damon Galgut
209 people got the right answer and the winners are
Harsheita Choudhary, Mumbai
Vibhanshu Bisht, Delhi
Pratiksha Khanna, Bangalore
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Your prizes will reach you within the week! HAPPY READING!!!!
And for those of you who did not make it this time. Do not worry. Just keep your eyes on this space. Over the next 2 months, we will have 5 more such quick contests that will be valid for 24 to 48 hours only!
*(Please note that all the entries that were recd after 2 pm and that did not send in their particulars were not considered for the lucky draw. People who sent duplicate or multiple entries were also disqualified.)
