The 2010 Man Booker Prize for fiction is Howard Jacobson for his novel, Finkler Question.
I'm not certain that I will always post about prize winners but is seems a necessary component of blogging about books. The Man Booker Prize culminates after a carefully orchestrated build-up with a long-list announcement, a short-list announcement leading to the winning novel. The Man Booker Prize does generate significant publicity for the long and short listed authors and for the winner, about $75,000, and endless positive reinforcement of a writing career. As is generally the case with the Man Booker, another year and another set of titles that I don't feel connected with at all.
I may read Finkler Question as it is a humorous serious novel and I do love serious seasoned with comedy.
