The 2009 Man Booker Prize short list – there is thundering narrative, great inventiveness, poetry and sharp human insight in abundance.
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Amid all the packing and unpacking this week, we had barely time to scratch ourselves, but we have just got to mention the Man Booker Prize longlist. A baker’s dozen, two past winners, four past listed authors and two new writers.
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