Congratulations ... and hooray for the Aussies
Congratulations to Ian Thornton whose one-of-a-kind MS that the WW
helped with a while back has finally been picked up by Canada's top
literary agency. About time too, I'd say - but congrats to Ian for
his persistence and self-belief.
Also, I thought this was an interesting article: an Aussie crime writer has just run the Aussie Booker - something that essentially couldn't happen here. But it ought to be able to happen here. It's ridiculous, for example, that neither John le Carre nor Patrick O'Brien have ever picked up proper literary awards. The latter is arguably the best historical novelist in English. The former is, without argument, one of the most important post-war writers in the language.
As it happens, I can't immediately call to mind a crime novelist writing now who's good enough to win the Booker - though there's a lot I haven't read - but it should jolly well be possible, nevertheless. Good for the Aussies that they judge fiction by its quality, not its genre.
Also, I thought this was an interesting article: an Aussie crime writer has just run the Aussie Booker - something that essentially couldn't happen here. But it ought to be able to happen here. It's ridiculous, for example, that neither John le Carre nor Patrick O'Brien have ever picked up proper literary awards. The latter is arguably the best historical novelist in English. The former is, without argument, one of the most important post-war writers in the language.
As it happens, I can't immediately call to mind a crime novelist writing now who's good enough to win the Booker - though there's a lot I haven't read - but it should jolly well be possible, nevertheless. Good for the Aussies that they judge fiction by its quality, not its genre.
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I've recently read some absolute stormers:
'Nefertiti' by Nick Drake, a detective novel set in ancient Egypt, one of the best novels I've ever read.
'Dark Fire' by CJ Sansom, a crime/ mystery novel set in the 16th C. Awesome.
The 'Falco' series by Lindsey Davis, crime novels set in first century Rome.
All of these are worthy of literary awards in my humble. If you haven't read them, you totally should.
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