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- Chair of judges Mary Beard said each of the 13 books in contention for the £50,000 award ‘takes the reader to new places’ Comment: This Booker longlist may have two previous winners, but it’s keen to experiment Douglas Stuart and Marlon Jam
- Previous winners Douglas Stuart and Marlon James lead Booker prize longlist
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Chair of judges Mary Beard said each of the 13 books in contention for the £50,000 award ‘takes the reader to new places’ Comment: This Booker longlist may have two previous winners, but it’s keen to experiment Douglas Stuart and Marlon James, two previous winners of the Booker, have been named on this year’s longlist, alongside three-time nominee Elizabeth Strout, in a collection that “rewards risk”. The 13 novels s
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Chair of judges Mary Beard said each of the 13 books in contention for the £50,000 award ‘takes the reader to new places’ Comment: This Booker longlist may have two previous winners, but it’s keen to experiment Douglas Stuart and Marlon James, two previous win
Previous winners Douglas Stuart and Marlon James lead Booker prize longlist
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Previous winners Douglas Stuart and Marlon James lead Booker prize longlist
Chair of judges Mary Beard said each of the 13 books in contention for the £50,000 award ‘takes the reader to new places’ Comment: This Booker longlist may have two previous winners, but it’s keen to experiment Douglas Stuart and Marlon James, two previous winners of the Booker, have been named on this year’s longlist, alongside three-tim
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