Last Saturday, Eleanor Catton was in Ottawa to promote her novel The Luminaries. The event took place at the Centretown United Church, a beautiful building with colorful stained glass windows, dark wood pews and a flower patterned red carpet. The author was dressed soberly in black pants and a light blue jacket. She started the event by reading two excerpts from The Luminaries, and then she sat down for an interview with Adrian Harewood from CBC Ottawa. In her novel,…
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Top 10 Historical Fiction
One of my favorite literary genre is historical fiction. I have read quite a lot in recent years, and I thought I would share with you my top 10 favorites. Of course, I haven’t read all historical fiction available out there, so there might be great books that would deserve to be on this top 10 list. That’s why I will update this list from time to time. When I…
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The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton, winner of the 2013 Man Booker Prize and the 2013 Governor General’s Literary Awards, drew my attention because I usually enjoy historical fiction, and I have always been fascinated by the gold rush and how people would risk everything they have in the odd chance of striking it rich. The book starts when 12 men meet on 27 January 1866 in the smoking room of a hotel to…
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The 2013 Governor General’s Literary Awards
Yesterday, the 14 winners of the 2013 Governor General’s Literary Awards were announced. Eleanor Catton won the best English fiction for The Luminaries. She also won the 2013 Man Booker Prize earlier this year. So now I have no choice but to read her book! 🙂 The story seems very interesting though, so I’m sure I will enjoy The Luminaries. I will post a review later on. Here are all…