Philip Roth, the American author of the 1960s cultural touchstone “Portnoy’s Complaint” and more than two dozen other novels, was named on Wednesday as the winner of the Man Booker International Prize for fiction.The $100,000 prize adds another accolade to Roth’s five-decade career that includes a Pulitzer Prize in 1998, and that shows little sign of slowing.The Man Booker International Prize is awarded every two years to a living writer for overall contribution to fiction. It is connected to, but separate from, the better-known Man Booker Prize for Fiction, which is awarded each year for a specific book.
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Philip Roth wins Man Booker International Prize
Philip Roth, the American author of the 1960s cultural touchstone “Portnoy’s Complaint” and more than two dozen other novels, was named on Wednesday as the winner of the Man Booker International Prize for fiction.The $100,000 prize adds another accolade to Roth’s five-decade career that includes a Pulitzer Prize in 1998, and that shows little sign of slowing.The Man Booker International Prize is awarded every two years to a living writer for overall contribution to fiction. It is connected to, but separate from, the better-known Man Booker Prize for Fiction, which is awarded each year for a specific book. 
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