Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Spurling’s Ten Thousand Things wins Walter Scott Prize

John Spurling receives a fanfare from the Really Terrible Orchestra after winning the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction. Picture: Alex Hewitt

John Spurling receives a fanfare from the Really Terrible Orchestra after winning the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction. Picture: Alex HewittJANE BRADLEY


‘Mesmerising’ tale of Yuan Dynasty China wins £25,000 award for historical fiction at Borders Book Festival

It is among the UK’s top literary prizes, funded by relatives of one of Scotland’s most ­famous ­authors.
Now the £25,000 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2015 has been awarded to English author John Spurling for his novel Ten Thousand Things at the ­Borders Book Festival held in Melrose.
More

No comments: