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Everything you need to know about Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh
As a film adaption of Eileen hits cinemas, here’s our guide to the book, the author, her influences and accolades
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'Books took me to another world': how fiction offered Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe a literary lifeline
In a keynote speech at the Booker Prize 2023 ceremony, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe revealed how a secret library provided ‘refuge in the world of others’ during her detainment in Iran
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The Booker Prize Podcast, Episode 23: Live reaction to the Booker Prize 2023 winner
In a short bonus episode, Jo Hamya and James Walton join us from the Booker Prize 2023 ceremony, as Prophet Song is revealed as the winning book
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Prophet Song, Paul Lynch’s ‘triumph of emotional storytelling’ wins the Booker Prize 2023
Today, November 26, 2023, Paul Lynch becomes the fifth Irish writer to win the Booker Prize with his novel Prophet Song
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Everything you need to know about Prophet Song, winner of the Booker Prize 2023
As Paul Lynch becomes the fifth Irish writer to win the Booker Prize, here’s the lowdown on his winning novel, Prophet Song
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‘Thank you for enhancing our life’: The Queen meets Booker-nominated authors past and present
At an event at Clarence House for friends of the Booker Prizes ahead of the 2023 ceremony, the Queen thanked authors for providing escapism, and wished this year’s shortlistees luck
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The Booker Prize Podcast, Episode 22: Shehan Karunatilaka's Booker Prize year
On The Booker Prize Podcast this week, our hosts are joined by the winner of the Booker Prize 2022 to discuss the frenzy that followed his victory – and what happens on the big night
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Celebrating Ann Schlee and Rhine Journey: 'a tale of female rage and agency'
Following the death of the 1981 Booker-shortlisted author, Lucy Scholes reflects on Schlee’s life and work, which is resonating with a younger generation
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Book of the Month: Any Human Heart by William Boyd
In 2002, William Boyd was longlisted for the Booker Prize for his story of a life lived to the full – a journey deep into a very human heart
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Reading guide: Any Human Heart by William Boyd
Longlisted for the Booker Prize in 2002, Any Human Heart tells the extraordinary story of a life lived to the fullest.