London: British writer Howard Jacobson won the prestigious Booker Prize on Tuesday with his philosophical comedy "The Finkler Question," beating five other writers, including two-time winner Peter Carey and the bookies' favorite, Tom McCarthy. Jacobson, who had been on the long list twice for the 50,000 pounds ($ 80,000) prize but had never been shortlisted until this year, jokingly said he had prepared acceptance speeches for over two decades before...
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London: Two-time Man Booker winner Australian author Peter Carey, Emma Donoghue and Andrea Levy go head to head in a final field of six authors vying for one of the world's most influential literary prizes. But the popular-selling and controversial "The Slap" by Christos Tsiolkas did not make the cut for the 2010 Man Booker Prize shortlist, the judges said on Tuesday. The other shortlisted authors are Howard Jacobson...09:42 PM, Sep 07, 2010
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