Many fiction writers wind up wishing they could redraft their early works. Akhil Sharma actually did. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-07-12 13:49:06 UTC ]
Faber & Faber is to bring forward the paperback publication of Akhil Sharma’s Family Life after the book won the Folio Prize for Fiction yesterday (23rd March). The paperback was originally due to be released on 23rd April, but Faber will now release the title on 2nd April “to give... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Akhil Sharma’s Family Life (Faber) has finally gained the recognition it deserves by winning the Folio Prize, trade figures have told The Bookseller. Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the prize said there will be conversations about the future of its funding this summer. Sharma’s novel, based... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Akhil Sharma has won the 2015 Folio Prize for Fiction for his novel Family Life (Faber & Faber). The prize, now in its second year, was awarded at a ceremony at the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel in London this evening (23rd March). The Folio Prize aims to recognise and celebrate the best... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Independent publishers have come out on top in the shortlist for the 2015 Folio Prize for Fiction, with Faber and Granta getting three books each on the list. Faber’s three titles are All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews, about sisters, suicide and how to carry on after grief; Family Life by... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]