Man Booker prize announced

Last night the winner of this year's Man Booker prize was announced -- Howard Jacobson's The Finkler Question. The Man Booker prize is for full-length novels written by citizens of the UK or Ireland. Unlike the most literary prizes in the US, in the UK, the Booker prize is highly scrutinized. Take a look at Salon.com's article on Why the Booker is the best literary award.