Lydia Davis wins Man Booker International Prize

New York-based Lydia Davis has been awarded the fifth Man Booker International Prize 2013.
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New York-based Lydia Davis, noted for her short stories – some just one sentence long – has been awarded the fifth Man Booker International Prize 2013 at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

Davis, ground-breaking for her invention and brevity in short-story writing, has won the esteemed award ahead of nine other contenders from around the world and is the Prize’s third successive winner from North America. 

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Jess Cole is from the UK and completed her MA at London's Courtauld Institute specialising in early modern prints. Her interests also lie in education and widening participation in the arts and she has a passion for crafting.