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Brian Moore

Brian Moore was born in Belfast. His novels The Doctor's Wife, The Colour of Blood and Lies of Silence were all shortlisted for the Booker Prize

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André Brink

André Brink was born in Vrede, South Africa. The author of several highly acclaimed novels, he is one of South Africa's most prominent writers

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Paul Scott

Paul Scott was born in London. He is the author of 13 distinguished novels, including his famous The Raj Quartet

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William Boyd

Born in Ghana, William Boyd is the author of one work of non-fiction, multiple collections of short stories and 17 novels

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Timothy Mo

Timothy Peter Mo was born in Hong Kong. Three of his novels have been shortlisted for the Booker Prize

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Ann Schlee

Ann Schlee was brought up in America and spent parts of her childhood and youth in Egypt, Sudan and Eritrea - a peripatetic existence that was reflected in several of her novels

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Robertson Davies

Canadian author Robertson Davies was born in Thamesville, Ontario. A novelist, playwright, literary critic and essayist, he received numerous awards for his work

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J.L. Carr

J.L. Carr was born in Thirsk, England. He started writing full-time relatively late in life, at the age of 55

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Jan Morris

Jan Morris was born in Wales. Her books include Coronation Everest, Venice, The Pax Britannica Trilogy and Conundrum

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Rohinton Mistry

Rohinton Mistry is the author of three novels, all of which have been shortlisted for the Booker Prize, and a collection of short stories