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Explained: Leila Mottley, youngest on Booker long list, and her novel on surviving sexual abuse

July 28, 2022 9:14 am

Mottley is the youngest ever writer to make it to the Booker long list

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Booker Prize-winning novelist Keri Hulme dead at 74

December 29, 2021 10:27 am

Hulme worked as a tobacco picker, dropped out of law school and was a charity worker before becoming an unusual literary star when The Bone People, her first novel, won one of fiction’s greatest prizes.

Open book

September 18, 2020 8:42 am

By holding up first-time writers, indie publishers, diverse voices, Booker shortlist mirrors a moment of cultural change.

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A woman’s voice

April 11, 2019 1:43 am

2019 Man Booker International Prize shortlist features a record five women, makes a statement.

To Build a Dream

November 24, 2018 1:11 am

Scenes of startling beauty and pathos punctuate this story shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize.

Who is Anna Burns?

October 17, 2018 8:39 am

Man Booker Prize Winner: Born in Belfast, the prestigious English literary award has made Anna Burns the first female winner since 2012.

Northern Irish writer Anna Burns wins 2018 Booker Prize for 'Milkman'

October 17, 2018 7:00 am

'Milkman', a coming of age story of a young woman's affair with a married man set in the political troubles of Northern Ireland, was named the winner at a lavish awards ceremony here on Tuesday night.

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2018 Man Booker Prize shortlist out: All you need to know about the six novels

September 20, 2018 7:14 pm

This year, Daisy Johnson, 27, is one of the youngest in the running for the Man Booker Prize. The others include Anna Burns, Esi Edugyan, Rachel Kushner, Richard Powers, and Robin Robertson.

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Booker Prize winner was once decided by coin toss

September 10, 2018 2:09 pm

The Booker Prize was apparently once simply decided by flipping a coin. According to a report in The Telegraph, David Storey won the prize for his novel Saville in 1976 by a stroke of luck.

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Inderjit Badhwar invited to participate in Prague Writers fest

September 09, 2018 7:17 pm

Badhwar will represent India as special moderator at the six-day annual literary conclave, which will also see participation of Man Booker Prize winning author Kiran Desai, the organisers said in a release.

Members of the Jewish community comfort each other near to the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue, in Crumpsall, Manchester, England, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025 after Police reported that two people were killed and three others were seriously injured in a synagogue attack in northern England. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)

‘Grim reminder of evil forces of terrorism’: India condemns Manchester terror attack

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India condemns Manchester terror attack on Yom Kippur, the holiest day for Jews. The attack, targeting a synagogue, left 2 dead and many injured. The suspect, killed by police, had explosives. UK PM calls it "vile" attack on Jews and British values, highlighting the ongoing threat of terrorism.

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