The author of the Booker Award nominee, The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, was interviewed on NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday about how he “re-creates what it was like to be alive in 1799 Japan.”

The book is now the favorite in wagering in the UK; 5:1 at bookmaker Ladbrokes and 4:1 at William Hill. The short list will be announced two weeks from tomorrow (9/7) and the winner on 10/12.

The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet: A Novel David Mitchell Retail Price: $26.00 Hardcover: 496 pages Publisher: Random House – (2010-06-29) ISBN / EAN: 1400065453 / 9781400065455

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