…and the winner of the ‘Russian Booker’ is…

“The Librarian” by Mikhail Yelizarov.

Winner of the Russian Booker-2008 competition has been awarded in Moscow. The first prize of 20 thousand dollars goes to the young author of the mystic novel “Librarian”. The jury members noted that the book is written with sense of humor and really comes near one’s heart.

Anyone ever heard of the ‘Russian Booker’ before? Apparently, Wikipedia has, so if you want to be the first to report on the 2008 prize…you’d better get right on it.