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The British Book Awards 2006

Reader's Digest Author of the Year


And the WINNER is: Alan Bennett (Faber and Faber / Profile Books)
Congratulations!

Four authors who have made a big impact with their writing and the sales of their books...

The final shortlist was:

John Banville
(Picador)

Alan Bennett
(Faber and Faber / Profile Books)

Kazuo Ishiguro
(Faber and Faber)

Carlos Ruiz Zafon
(Phoenix)

Who do you think should have won Author of the Year 2006?
To vote click here.

 

First Shown on 4
British Book Awards 2005
1 Apr 2006, 6.00pm

Repeated on More 4
2 Apr 2006, 5.00pm
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