Question
Rabbi Julia Neuberger distanced herself from this choice, calling it a “disgrace.” For 10 points each:
[10h] Describe this decision whose many critics included Simon Jenkins, who called this decision an act of “literary vandalism” that unjustly celebrated “the rambling thoughts of a blind Glaswegian drunk.”
ANSWER: awarding the 1994 Booker Prize for Fiction to How late it was, how late [or awarding the 1994 Booker Prize for Fiction to James Kelman; prompt on 1994 Booker Prize for Fiction controversy; prompt on honoring James Kelman or How late it was, how late or similar answers]
[10e] The extremely frequent use of the word “fuck” in How late it was, how late is criticized in The King’s English, a book on usage by this author of Lucky Jim.
ANSWER: Kingsley Amis [or Kingsley William Amis]
[10m] This 2020 novel by Douglas Stuart was influenced by the vernacular Scottish dialogue of How late it was, how late. For this novel, Stuart became the second Scot to win the Booker.
ANSWER: Shuggie Bain
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