The Exclusive Books Boeke Prize is a book prize awarded in South Africa, loosely modelled on the United Kingdom's Man Booker Prize, and sponsored by Exclusive Books. Although boeke is the plural of "book" in Afrikaans, the Boeke Prize has only been awarded to novels written in English.
Launched in 1995, the award has been made mostly to first novels or works: 11 of the first 14 winners were debut works. The books are judged by a panel of book cri...
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Exclusive Books Boeke Prize
The Exclusive Books Boeke Prize is a book prize awarded in South Africa, loosely modelled on the United Kingdom's Man Booker Prize, and sponsored by Exclusive Books. Although boeke is the plural of "book" in Afrikaans, the Boeke Prize has only been awarded to novels written in English.
Launched in...