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Desmond Elliott Prize 2022 Winner
It is our great pleasure to confirm Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies by Maddie Mortimer as the winner of the Desmond Elliott Prize 2022
An audacious tour de force that is both heart-wrenchingly moving and darkly funny, Mortimer's accomplished debut centres on Lia and the shapeshifting malady that enters her body at the close of her life. A triumph of both style and substance, Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies tackles a complex, emotive topic with invention, intelligence and integrity.
‘With Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies, Maddie Mortimer has penetrated the body and spirit of literature, taking an experience, one familiar to so many of us, and making it completely unique. The experimentation with language, form and ideas, offers us something that is precious and personal to each writer: human truth. It’s a courageous feat, and one executed with the wisdom of a sagacious observer.’
Derek Owusu, Chair of Judges
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