Howard Jacobson Wins The Man Booker Prize
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Jacobson won the £50,000 prize for his comic novel 'The Finkler Question' which revisits his perennial themes of Jewish identity in the modern world.
Well done, Jacobson. He's not one of those worthy literary types, he doesn't take himself too seriously or indeed the prize "an absolute abomination – the same dreary books year after year".. He was been vocally critical of the award in the past but was gracious enough in his interview with the Guardian to admit, his opinion has now since changed.
I have to admit I have only read one Jacobson novel, 'Coming Up For Air' which was a typical 1980's academic but a flawless example of the genre. With the attention focussed on him because of this award I am sure to investigate more of his work.
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