Read the opening sentence: The day Somebody McSomebody put a gun to my breast and called me a cat and threatened to shoot me was the same day the milkman died. Winner of the 2020 International Dublin Literary Award ( Milkman). Milkman by Anna Burns is like nothing I’ve ever read before. Women's Prize for Fiction 2019 Nominee ( Milkman) National Book Critics Circle Award 2019 Nominee ( Milkman) Winner of the 2018 Man Booker Prize ( Milkman) Shortlisted for the 2002 Orange Prize ( No Bones) Winner of the 2001 Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize Her first novel, No Bones, is an account of a girl's life growing up in Belfast during the Troubles. She was born in Belfast and moved to London in 1987. Awards: Winner of the 2001 Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize Shortlisted for the 2002 Orange Prize ( No Bones) Winner of the 2018 Man Booker Prize ( Milkman) National Book Critics Circle Award 2019 Nominee ( Milkman) Women's Prize for Fiction 2019 Nominee ( Milkman) Winner of the 2020 International Dublin Literary Award ( Milkman) Anna Burns (born 1962) is an Irish author. Anna Burns (born 1962) is an Irish author.
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