Italy's Boccaccio International Prize for Fiction was awarded to Irish author Catherine Dunne for her novel Things We Know Now (M)
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A golden child. A glittering future. And the darker truth that lies beneath.
When Patrick Grant meets Ella, he seizes the opportunity of a new life with her. He imagines the future with his beautiful second wife by his side: the years ahead filled with all that is bright and promising. When Ella gives birth to Daniel, Patrick's happiness is complete. A son at last. Patrick adores Daniel: a golden child, talented, artistic, loving.
The Technologists (M) by Matthew Pearl has been selected as the winner in the fiction category of the 2013 Massachusetts Book Awards.
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Kamal Al-Solaylee is the winner of the 2013 Toronto Book Award for his memoir, Intolerable: A Memoir of Extremes (M).
What the judges said:
Intolerable is a story of prejudice, dislocation, courage and extraordinary achievement. It is a moving portrayal of the inner turmoil and emotional complexities that Kamal Al-Solaylee experiences being gay and leaving his Arab family and culture behind to pursue a life free from religious and social stigmas. His arrival in Canada is marked by a nervous optimism but he finds his new life is "enriched by many other things; from public libraries, to public broadcasting to the many parks and free art galleries." In Toronto he finds a sense of acceptance, community and place. Set against the backdrop of conflict in the Middle East, he vividly portrays the sense of loss and sadness he feels as a result of the difficult choices he has had to make. It is a captivating and sensitively written memoir that explores the dynamics of family relationships, and the political and cultural influences that shape one's life
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Stephen Reid won the City of Victoria Butler Book Prize for A Crowbar in the Buddhist Garden: writing from prison (M).
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