16th November, 2011

Patrick McGuinness’s debut novel shortlisted for the Costa Book Award

Patrick McGuinness finds his debut novel on the Costa Book Awards shortlist. The Last Hundred Days is up against three other titles for the Costa Book Award First Novel.
Set during Ceausescu’s last hundred days in power, Patrick McGuinness’s accomplished debut novel explores a world of danger, repression and corruption. The Last Hundred Days was also lng-liste dfor the Man Booker Prize 2011.
“stunning” The Times “an assured performance” The Literary Review
“…the sardonic crispness and evocative power of its language distinguishes it from the run of contemporary fiction.” Sean O’Brien, TLS
The other titles on the First Novel shortlist catergory include
City of Bohane
by Kevin Barry,
Tiny Sunbirds Far Away
by Christie Watson and
Pao
by Kerry Young.