Shortlist do Booker anunciada depois de amanhã
A dois dias do anúncio da shortlist do Booker 2008 (que comemora este ano a 40º edição), o The Guardian ouviu alguns dos intervientes nos vários júris para saber como foram escolhidos os 39 vencedores. Algumas das revelações são deliciosas.
George Steiner e a edição de 1972: «It was the most illustrious panel in the Booker's history. Both the other judges, Cyril Connolly and Elizabeth Bowen, were too ill to attend the ceremony. I fought very hard for John Berger to win for G, and then he threw it in my face by giving half the prize money to the Black Panthers. It was a very grim experience. I was in a very precarious position at the time and I literally thought it was the end for me in this country. I thought I would have to pack my bags and go.»
Júri deste ano na fotografia.