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| McEwan named on Booker shortlist | McEwan named on Booker shortlist |
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| Ian McEwan, Lloyd Jones and Nicola Barker are among the authors who have been shortlisted for the Booker Prize. | Ian McEwan, Lloyd Jones and Nicola Barker are among the authors who have been shortlisted for the Booker Prize. |
| They will be up against Anne Enright, Mohsin Hamid and Indra Sinha in the contest for the prestigious literary award, worth £50,000 to the winner. | They will be up against Anne Enright, Mohsin Hamid and Indra Sinha in the contest for the prestigious literary award, worth £50,000 to the winner. |
| McEwan, who won in 1998, is favourite to triumph again with On Chesil Beach. | |
| The prize is given for the best novel of the past year by an author from the UK, Ireland or the Commonwealth. The winner will be named on 16 October. | The prize is given for the best novel of the past year by an author from the UK, Ireland or the Commonwealth. The winner will be named on 16 October. |
| McEwan's latest novel, a tragic love story set in the 1960s, follows three previous appearances on the shortlist. | McEwan's latest novel, a tragic love story set in the 1960s, follows three previous appearances on the shortlist. |
| BOOKER PRIZE SHORTLIST Nicola Barker - DarkmansAnne Enright - The GatheringMohsin Hamid - The Reluctant FundamentalistLloyd Jones - Mister PipIan McEwan - On Chesil BeachIndra Sinha (above) - Animal's People class="" href="/1/hi/entertainment/6935716.stm">At-a-glance: Booker shortlist New Zealander Lloyd Jones is nominated for Mister Pip, which won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize Overall Best Book Award 2007. | |
| Nicola Barker's Darkmans is shortlisted three years after she reached the longlist with Clear: A Transparent Novel. | Nicola Barker's Darkmans is shortlisted three years after she reached the longlist with Clear: A Transparent Novel. |
| Mohsin Hamid's The Reluctant Fundamentalist tells the story of a Pakistani man in the US who is radicalised after 9/11. | Mohsin Hamid's The Reluctant Fundamentalist tells the story of a Pakistani man in the US who is radicalised after 9/11. |
| Indra Sinha, who set up a clinic in 1996 to help survivors of the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster, is nominated for his fictionalised story of one victim. | Indra Sinha, who set up a clinic in 1996 to help survivors of the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster, is nominated for his fictionalised story of one victim. |
| Howard Davies, chair of the judging panel, said: "Selecting a shortlist this year from what was widely seen as an exciting longlist was a tough challenge. | Howard Davies, chair of the judging panel, said: "Selecting a shortlist this year from what was widely seen as an exciting longlist was a tough challenge. |
| "We hope the choices we have made after passionate and careful consideration will attract wide interest." | "We hope the choices we have made after passionate and careful consideration will attract wide interest." |
| The winner will be announced at the Guildhall in London. Last year's victor was The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai. | The winner will be announced at the Guildhall in London. Last year's victor was The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai. |