OUT OF THE ORDINARY: Twenty-eight-year-old first-time novelist Eleanor Catton has become the youngest ever winner of the Man Booker Prize for Literature, for her critically acclaimed debut effort The Luminaries (Little, Brown and Company) about life in 19th-century New Zealand, Catton's native land. Presented on Tuesday, the Booker Prize is Britain's most prestigious literary award, given annually to an outstanding novelist from the United Kingdom, Ireland or a Commonwealth state. The prize is valued at £50,000 (US$80,000). Past recipients of the award include Ian McEwan and last year's winner Hilary Mandel (Bring Up The Bodies).
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