The Man Booker and why there's a hope for us all

Mmmmm, tiger pie. Tasty.

Not for "us all". Aren't Americans ineligible for this prize?

caw

Not just Americans. Anyone outside the Commonwealth.

You could always pull a Carol Shields and move to Canada.

scarletpeaches said:

Not just Americans. Anyone outside the Commonwealth.

You could always pull a Carol Shields and move to Canada.

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Moving isn't going to help; you have to a citizen of that country. See the rules.

Why do think I'm applying for British citizenship?

(Don't know how Carol Shields got on the shortlist. You always had to be a citizen. Maybe she has dual citizenship.)

ETA: she married a Canadian and became a Canadian citizen.

aruna said:

Moving isn't going to help; you have to a citizen of that country. See the rules.

Why do think I'm applying for British citizenship?

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Shields must have had dual citizenship then; she won the Pulitzer while living in Canada. Or do you just have to be American for that?

She's the only writer I know of who pulled that off. Only shortlisted for the Booker, though, never won it.

scarletpeaches said:

Shields must have had dual citizenship then; she won the Pulitzer while living in Canada. Or do you just have to be American for that?

She's the only writer I know of who pulled that off. Only shortlisted for the Booker, though, never won it.

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See the ETA of my last post.

If I ever marry it'll be to a Canadian or Aussie. I want to retain my eligibility. (Yes I could marry a Brit, but sheesh, would you want to stay here? aruna excepted from this question.)

shaldna said:

My brother - who is pretty much an illiterate thug, was reading in the back garden one afternoon ....'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep' and said with a bit of a snarl, 'Those hooker robots freak me out less than that bloody Tiger from the Pie book I was reading yesterday.'

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You might have to reevaluate your assessment of his literacy. Sounds like an interesting reading list he's got there!

Shelley