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Man Asian Literary Prize looks for new title sponsor
he Man Asian Literary Prize, a major award for Asian literature from Iran to China, is seeking a new sponsor after the Man Group Plc withdrew its title sponsorship on Thursday. #NewsTracker #Man Booker Prize #Man Asian Literary Prize #Asian literature
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Hilary Mantel leads Booker race
Judges are choosing the winner of Britain's most prestigious literary trophy from a shortlist that includes novels set in the court of King Henry VIII and the opium dens of Mumbai. #NewsTracker #Man Booker Prize #Hilary Mantel
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I was surprised by the longlist, says Jeet Thayil
Jeet Thayil never thought that a book like Narcopolis will make a cut with the Booker jury. So he was pleasantly surprised when it did. #Man Booker Prize #Jeet Thayil #InTheirWords #Narcopolis
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Guardian UnlimitedHoward Jacobson wins second Wodehouse prize for comic fiction
Howard Jacobson's comic reputation has received a boost, after the novelist became the first writer to take the UK's only prize for comic fiction for a second time. Jacobson was named winner of the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse prize for comic writing tod #Howard Jacobson #Michael Frayn #James Naughtie
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Times of IndiaHarry Potter's Quidditch was conceived after Rowling had tiff with her boyfriend
LONDON: A fight that J K Rowling had with her boyfriend, in a Manchester hotel room, resulted in the idea that led to creation of the most gripping sport in 'wizarding world'. Quidditch - the sport which is one of the most famous elements of the Harry Po #Joanne (J.K.) Rowling #Harry Potter #Sotheby's
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Guardian UnlimitedThe Man Booker International prize finalists speak: Part Two
Which of your books would you recommend to a reader approaching your work for the first time? I always answer this question by recommending the most recent of my books – in this case, Three Strong Women. I always feel closest to the book that I've writte #Great Britain #Yugoslavia #Europe