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A longlist of 13 books was revealed for Booker Prize 2023 on August 1, 2023. The longlist includes Indian-origin debut author Chetna Maroo for her nov

Author Sebastian Barry is one of four Irish writers to make the long list of semifinalists for this year's Booker Prize.

Author Sebastian Barry is one of four Irish writers to make the long list of semifinalists for this year's Booker Prize.

A Canadian is among the semifinalists for the Booker Prize, competing with 12 other authors that also include an Irish writer who has received four previous nominations and twice been shortlisted for it.

The Booker Prize recognizes the best in long fiction published in the U.K. and Ireland between Oct. 1, 2022 and Sept. 30, 2023

Kenya-born Maroos novel, set within the context of the British Gujarati milieu, has been praised by the Booker judges for its use of the sport of squash as a metaphor for complex human emotions.

Author Sebastian Barry, who has received four previous nominations for the Man Booker Prize and twice been short-listed for it, was one of four Irish writers to make the long list Tuesday for the prestigious award.

LONDON (AP) — A Canadian is among the semifinalists for the Booker Prize, competing with 12 other authors that also include an Irish writer who has received four previous nominations

The annual award recognizes the best original novel written in English and published in the U.K.

Sebastian Barry, Elaine Feeney, Paul Lynch and Paul Murray have all made the 13-strong longlist for this year - meaning Ireland has produced the most nominees relative to population size.