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The Booker longlist 2009
The standard of writing on the longlist this year was outstanding. I was very impressed with the books chosen, and although I enjoyed some more than others, I felt that every single one deserved it’s...
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C – Tom McCarthy
Short listed for 2010 Booker Prize C begins in 1898 with the birth of Serge Carrefax on an estate in Southern England. Serge’s father runs a school for deaf children, but also has a passion for radio...
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How Late It Was, How Late – James Kelman
Winner of the 1994 Booker Prize How Late It Was, How Late is set in Glasgow and follows Sammy, who wakes up in the gutter after a night of heavy drinking to discover that his shoes have been...
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Who will win the 2013 Booker Prize?
This year’s Booker prize has been different from previous years. There were no literary heavy weights guaranteed a place on the shortlist; no book that stood out above the rest before the longlist was...
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Eleanor Catton wins the 2013 Booker Prize!
The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton has just won the 2013 Booker Prize! I’m very pleased. It wasn’t quite to my taste, but it deserved to win and I correctly predicted it would last week. It is always...
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Who will be longlisted for the 2014 Booker Prize?
The longlist for the 2014 Booker Prize will be announced on Wednesday 23rd July 2014. This year the rules have been changed to allow American authors to enter for the first time. No-one knows quite how...
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