A.L. Kennedy wins Costa
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Scottish writer and stand-up comedian A.L. Kennedy has won Britain’s Costa Book of the Year Award for “Day,” her novel about a World War II veteran whose work as an extra on a war film forces him to confront his past.
Kennedy, 42, has published four previous novels and several short-story collections and performs regularly as a comic. She’ll receive $50,000 for winning.
The prize, known until 2006 as the Whitbread Book of the Year Award, was established in 1971. Competition is open to residents of Britain and the Republic of Ireland.
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