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Breaking News: John Spurling Wins the Walter Scott Prize

13 Saturday Jun 2015

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China, historical fiction, John Spurling, The Ten Thousand Things, Walter Scott Prize

John Spurling has just won the Walter Scott Prize for The Ten Thousand Things, an engrossing philosophical novel about a Chinese painter, a real historical figure of the Yuan Dynasty. I liked it very much, and you may read why here.

First place carries an award of £25,000. Spend it in good health, Mr. Spurling.

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