Marilynne Robinson wins 2009 Orange Prize for Fiction
Marilynne Robinson picked up the 2009 Orange Prize for Fiction this week in London, England for her novel Home.
Robinson accepted the £30,000 award (about $52,000 Cdn), which honours the best work of English-language fiction by a female author.
'This year's Orange Prize winner has a luminous quality to it that has drawn all of the judges to a unanimous decision. The profound nature of the writing stood out, as has the ability of writer to draw the reader into a world of hope expectation, misunderstanding, love and kindness,' said Fi Glover, chair of judges.
Visit the Orange Prize website to listen to an author reading by Robinson and read more about the 2009 prize in The Guardian.
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