Amy M Homes

      A. M. Homes; born December 18, 1961 Washington, D.C. She is an American writer best known for her controversial novels and unusual stories, most notably "The End of Alice "(1996). She now lives in New York City.

    Her work has been translated into eighteen languages and appears frequently in Art Forum, Harpers, Granta, McSweeney's, The New Yorker, The New York Times, and Zoetrope. She is a Contributing Editor to Vanity Fair, Bomb and Blind Spot.

         In June 2013 she won the Women's Prize for Fiction for her novel May We Be Forgiven.

Born:                December 18, 1961 Washington, U.S.
Occupation:      Fiction writer, memoirist, screenwriter
Nationality:       American
Notable work:   The End of Alice

Works

Novels

•    Jack (1989) 
•     In a Country of Mothers (1993)
•     The End of Alice (1996)
•     Appendix A: an elaboration on the novel The End of Alice (1996)
•     Music for Torching (1999)
•     This Book Will Save Your Life (2006)
•      May We Be Forgiven (2012)

Story collections

•     The Safety of Objects (1990) 
•     Things You Should Know (2002)

Non-fiction

•     Los Angeles: People, Places, and the Castle on the Hill (2002) 
•     On the Street 1980-1990 by Amy Arbus, Introduction by Homes
•     The Mistress's Daughter (2007)

Awards

• Fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation 
• The National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
• The Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at The New York Public Library
• New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowships
• The Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis 
• Women's Prize for Fiction 2013 "May We Be Forgiven"

Current Affairs June 2013

Maria Sharapova

• The Highest-Paid Female Athletes 2012 by Forbes

       Maria Sharapova
       Rank: 22
       Total Earnings:  $29 million
       Salary/winnings: $6 million
       Endorsements:       $23 million

• After the 2013 Pakistani general election, ...... become the 18th Prime Minister of Pakistan

        Nawaz Sharif

A.M. Homes

• American novelist A.M. Homes has won Women’s Prize for Fiction 2013 with her sixth novel, “May We Be Forgiven.” 

• What does WED stand for?

       World Environment Day

• World Environment Day

       June 5

Victoria Beckham

• What is the theme for 2013 World Environment Day celebrations?

         Think.Eat.Save

• Victoria Beckham wins Woman Of The Decade at Glamour Awards in London 

• What does UNEP stand for?

        United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Tiger Woods

•  The World's Highest-Paid Athletes. Who earned $78.1 million in 2012

        Tiger Woods
        Rank: 1
        Total Earnings:  $78.1 million
        Salary/winnings: $13.1 million
        Endorsements:    $65 million 

• Burundi's Lydia Nsekera became the first woman to be elected to the FIFA Executive Committee (ExCo) for a full term of four years

• K R Kamath was re-elected as the Chairman of IBA for 2013-14 tenure

• World's Highest-Paid Cricketer 2012 by Forbes

  

  Mahendra Singh Dhoni

       Mahendra Singh Dhoni
       Rank: 16
       Total Earnings:  $31.5 million
       Salary/winnings: $3.5 million
       Endorsements:       $28 million

• Irish Author Kevin Barry "City of Bohane" won IMPAC Dublin Literary Award

• Japan successfully tested the L0 Trains based on magnetic levitation technology the fastest in the world. It will come into commercial use in 2027.

David Beckham

• The World's Best-Paid Soccer Player 2012 by  Forbes

        David Beckham
        Rank: 16
        Total Earnings:  $47.2 million
        Salary/winnings: $5.2 million
        Endorsements:       $42 million

• Susan Elizabeth Rice was appointed as the National Security Adviser of US President Barack Obama

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