Tag Archives: muriel spark

I Would Like to Inspect the Hanging Chads, Please.

Posted on May 30, 2010 by kara

The “Lost Man Booker Prize” has been awarded to……..the wrong book. The designated “best book” of 1970 has finally won its Man Booker prize. Troubles, by J. G. Farrell, was anointed the winner of the “Lost Man Booker Prize,” a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on I Would Like to Inspect the Hanging Chads, Please.

On the Nightstand

Posted on May 30, 2010 by kara

I’m currently reading the new biography of Muriel Spark, the secretive author of “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie,” who referred to herself as “Lucrezia Borgia in trousers” due to her ability to strike fear into the heart of anyone … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, On the Nightstand | Tagged , | Comments Off on On the Nightstand

A Whydunnit in Q-Sharp Major….With A Message.

Posted on March 25, 2010 by kara

The shortlist for The Lost Man Booker Prize – a one-off prize to honour the books published in 1970 that were not eligible for consideration for the Booker Prize – was announced last week. The six books on the list … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors | Tagged , , | Comments Off on A Whydunnit in Q-Sharp Major….With A Message.

Ruthless

Posted on March 5, 2010 by kara

Martin Stannard’s long awaited biography of Muriel Spark is due out April 12th. In it, Stannard asserts that Dame Muriel’s infamous “ruthlessness” is what she as a woman artist a male-dominated world needed to have to succeed. Spark was “a … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Ruthless