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Man Booker Prize pits McEwan against novices

7 Sep 2007

The £50,000 Man Booker Prize shortlist has been revealed, with Ian McEwan up against five little-known writers, one of whom has sold just 231 copies of his book. McEwan’s On Chesil Beach will compete with Darkmans by Nicola Barker, The Gatheing by…

Booker Prize taken by outsider Enright

17 Oct 2007

Dublin writer Anne Enright, the surprise winner of the £50,000 Man Booker Prize, has described her novel The Gathering as ‘the intellectual equivalent of a Hollywood weepie’. She added: ‘When people pick up a book they want something that will cheer…