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The Booker Prize 2020 shortlist is the most diverse to date — here’s what you need to know – ABC News
From Ethiopia’s female freedom fighters to dystopian American ‘cli-fi’ and an ode to the working-class women of Thatcher-era Glasgow — this year’s line-up is definitely…
When this year’s Booker Prize shortlist was announced, the first thing everyone was talking about was: where is Hilary Mantel? The second was: this is not business as usual.
This year’s shortlist is notable for featuring four debut novels, and four works by writers of colour, among them Zimbabwean writer Tsitsi Dangarembga, who was arrested in July in Harare for anti-government protests.
The majority of the writers are American or based in America, and despite the Booker being a UK prize, only one…
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