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2015 Man Booker Prize

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Nordic mystery: The Silence of the Sea by Yrsa Sigurdardottiron

October 15, 2015October 13, 2015 BookerTalk 9 Comments 2015 Man Booker Prize, Nordic crime fiction, Nordic writers, Yrsa Sigurdardottir

I don’t read a lot of crime fiction but now and again it feels the perfect kind of book and that

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African authors Nigerian authors 

The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma [2015 Booker shortlist]

October 12, 2015December 28, 2019 BookerTalk 13 Comments 2015 Man Booker Prize, Chigozie Obioma

In the small town of Akure in Nigeria, an ambitious father dreams of the illustrious futures awaiting his sons. Ikenna the

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American authors Book Reviews 

Did You Ever Have a Family by Bill Clegg [2015 Booker longlist]

September 22, 2015September 13, 2017 BookerTalk 7 Comments 2015 Man Booker Prize, Bill Clegg

Think about a shocking news event and consider how much any of us know about what really happened. The story, whether

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American authors Book Reviews Man Booker Prize 

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara [2015 Booker prize shortlist]

September 12, 2015September 13, 2017 BookerTalk 17 Comments 2015 Man Booker Prize, Hanya Yanigahara

With themes of child sex abuse and self harm, of emotional and physical damage, A Little Life can, in the

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Authors from.... Man Booker Prize Sunday Salon 

2 disappointments and 1 soaring success

August 17, 2015August 16, 2015 BookerTalk 16 Comments 2015 Man Booker Prize, Mark Henshaw

I’ve now read two of the 2015 Booker longlist titles; neither of which I think will be declared the winner.  Andrew O’Hagan’s The

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