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Four debut novelists on diverse Booker Prize list as Mantel misses out – Sydney Morning Herald
This year’s shortlist includes four debut novelists and omits high-profile books, including the conclusion of Hilary Mantel’s acclaimed Tudor trilogy.
Only one British writer made the cut for the UK’s leading book prize: Douglas Stuart for Shuggie Bain, the story of a boy in 1980s Glasgow.
The winner will be revealed on November 17, though the traditional black-tie dinner ceremony at London’s medieval Guildhall has been scrapped because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Founded in 1969, the prize is open to English-language authors from around the world, but until 2014 only British, Irish and Commonwealth writers were eligible.
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