Stuart grew up in Glasgow before moving to New York to begin a career in fashion design. Stuart's debut novel Shuggie Bain is also shortlisted for the prize. The New Wilderness tells the story of a mother fighting to save her daughter in a world ravaged by climate change. She is faced with fresh humiliation as she tries to make a life for herself.Ĭook, who is another of the four writers shortlisted for a debut novel, lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband, daughter and son. This Mournable Body tells the story of Tambudzai who lives in a run-down youth hostel in downtown Harare and who is anxious about her prospects after leaving a stagnant job. She is the author of Nervous Conditions which won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize in 1989. Lee Child said that Mantel's trilogy of novels is 'one for the ages', but added: 'There were books that were better, that's all I can say personally.'ĭangarembga, who lives in Harare, Zimbabwe, is a filmmaker, playwright and the director of the Institute of Creative Arts for Progress in Africa Trust.
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