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Science fiction novel Brasyl in line for a prize
sfcrowsnest.com - 11/17/2008
Science fiction novel Brasyl in line for a prize
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Northern Ireland scifi writer Ian McDonald has been nominated for the GBP50,000 Warwick Prize for Writing for his novel Brasyl which explores a range of alternative reality past, future and present Brazils.

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Ian McDonald's "Thriller Of Ideas" Up For Literary Prize [Brazyl]
io9 — ... a Jesuit explorer in 1732 Brazil, a present-day story of journalism and Brazillian football, and a tale of quantum engineering in 2032. It's up against 19 other titles on the Warwick longlist, including a Pulitzer Prize-winner, but luckily the Warwick chair is "weird fiction" author China Mieville. [SF Crowsnest] ...

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