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Instant Opinion

‘The Booker Prize went to the safe choice’

Your digest of analysis from the British and international press

4 Nov 2021

The contenders for the 2012 Booker Prize, which was won by Hilary Mantel

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Behind the scenes

Inside the Booker Prize: arguments, agonies and minor scandals

Charlotte Higgins dives into the teeming, fractious history of the UK’s most prestigious fiction award

22 Oct 2021

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26 Dec 2019

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In Brief

Booker Prize nominees: who are the favourites?

Margaret Atwood and Lucy Ellmann among the front-runners for the literary gong

14 Oct 2019

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In Depth

Booker prizewinner 2014: Richard Flanagan wins

The Narrow Road to the Deep North wins £50,000 Booker prize for Richard Flanagan

15 Oct 2014

Longlist for the 2014 Man Booker Prize announced

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In Review

Booker prize 2014: who is going to win?

Mukherjee's ambitious saga is a firm favourite for the Man Booker prize, but Jacobson's sinister novel is in with a chance

13 Oct 2014