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26.08.2020 / 23:33
29-year-old Dutch writer wins International Booker Prize
LONDON -- A 29-year-old Dutch writer has become the youngest author to win the International Booker Prize.Marieke Lucas Rijneveld’s “The Discomfort of Evening,” a dark story about a devout farming family in a strict Christian community in the rural Netherlands, was announced as the winner Wednesday.Under the rules of the prize, the 50,000-pound ($66,000) award will be split between the author and translator Michele Hutchison, giving both equal recognition.Ted Hodgkinson, who chaired a panel of