You’ve written a book – perhaps it’s your first book, and to your surprise you’ve won an award. What does it feel like, what does it mean? In the wake of this year’s Man Booker prize, won by first-time novelist, Aravind Adiga, we investigate.
“It’s about profile and recognition,” explains literary agent, Lucy Luck. “It depends on the prize of course, but for a book to be awarded a prize means that a number of people have read it and have agreed that they think it’s the best in that field. This is a huge amount of recognition and brings confidence to a writer. A prize is one step further than a publisher or a bookseller responding to a book$$s$$ it means that the book is recognised in the public sphere.”