The Longlist for the Booker Prize was recently announced. The prize, first given in 1969, promotes full-length novels, not in translation, written by a citizen of the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland. Many Glenview readers are fond of both the novels and the flurry of interest in the winner. (The prize is 50,000 pounds.) There are usually favorite authors on the list; for example this year's list includes A. S. Byatt, Hilary Mantel, Colm Toibin and Sarah Waters.
The winner will be announced October 6.
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and now the shortlist is available: http://tinyurl.com/nwdqbu
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