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Elizabeth Bowen

Elizabeth Bowen was an Irish-British writer whose fiction, including her ghost stories, demonstrate her interest in ‘life with the lid on and what happens when the lid comes off’

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Susanna Clarke

As if by magic, Susanna Clarke’s publishers knew the supernatural tale Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell would be a huge success, printing 250,000 copies before it was even published

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Ciaran Carson

The Northern Irish writer Ciaran Carson was better known for his poetry than his prose. Shamrock Tea featured the author himself as part of a hard-to-classify blend

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Javier Cercas

Javier Cercas was born in Ibahernando, Spain, in April 1962

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Neil Cross

Neil Cross’s nomination ironically marked the end of his career as a full-time novelist. He decided to adapt his longlisted novel, Always the Sun, for the screen and found a new career

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Bill Clegg

Bill Clegg turned to fiction after writing two memoirs detailing his addiction to crack cocaine and alcohol. If there’s more to say about the subject of dependency, he says, ‘I'll tell my cat, Benny’

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Maylis de Kerangal

Maylis de Kerangal is the multi-award-winning author of several novels and short stories

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Achmat Dangor

Poetry, short stories and novels were just one part of Achmat Dangor’s life. Another was his career as a humanitarian and literary activist in his home country, South Africa

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Julia Darling

Julia Darling, longlisted for The Taxi Driver’s Daughter, was born in the house Jane Austen died in, so her fate was settled early: what else could she do but write?

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Louise Dean

Louise Dean, longlisted for her first novel, Becoming Strangers, once memorably likened writing to good bowel habits: 'Do it regularly, at the same time each day, and use plenty of paper'