Why M John Harrison’s The Sunken Land Begins to Rise Again won the Goldsmiths Prize
M John Harrison’s masterpiece has inventiveness embedded in its very DNA.
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The Goldsmiths Prize for fiction is a literary award established in 2013 in association with the New Statesman. The annual prize of £10,000 is awarded to a book that “breaks the mould or extends the possibilities of the novel form.” Interviews with the 2023 shortlisted authors can be found below and the winner will be announced on 8 November 2023.
M John Harrison’s masterpiece has inventiveness embedded in its very DNA.
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