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Booker Prize Shortlist Announced

Posted at 12:03PM Tuesday 09 Sep 2008

The 2008 shortlist includes two first time novelists - Aravind Adiga, who at 34 years old is also the youngest person on the list and Steve Toltz. The pair have been nominated for their works 'The White Tiger' and 'A Fraction of the Whole' respectively.

The full shortlist is as follows:

Aravind Adiga - 'The White Tiger'

Sebastian Barry - 'The Secret Scripture'

Steve Toltz - 'A Fraction of the Whole'

Amitav Ghosh - 'Sea of Poppies'

Linda Grant - 'The Clothes on Their Backs'

Philip Hensher - 'The Northern Clemency'

The six authors represent a broad geographical spread with two Indian authors, two English authors, an Australian author and an Irish author.

A rather backward looking list - John Sutherland in The Guardian

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