“But we think it’ll last - it’s not just about something that’s going on in this moment. “I think this novel will help people to think about ‘Me Too,’ and I like novels that help people think about current movements and challenges,” said philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah, who chaired the judging panel. It is set in the 1970s, but was published amid the global eruption of sexual misconduct allegations that sparked the “Me Too” movement. “Milkman” is narrated by a bookish young woman dealing with an older man who uses family ties, social pressure and political loyalties as weapons of sexual coercion and harassment. The writer said the germ of “Milkman” came to her in the image of a teenage girl walking down a street in a divided city while reading the novel “Ivanhoe.” So that gets in the way of the creativity.”īurns said that with her prize money, “I will clear my debts and live on what’s left.” “Also, as with a lot of writers, they don’t earn much money. “I just wait for my characters to come and tell me their stories, and I can’t write until they do,” Burns told reporters.
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