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Originally Posted by HarryT
I thought the Booker was restricted to British and Irish authors? Or were these Australians who also held British nationality, or something like that?
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"Who is eligible for the prize?
Any full-length novel, written by a citizen of the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland and published this year, is eligible for the prize. The novel must be an original work in English (not a translation) and must not be self-published."
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http://www.themanbookerprize.com/prize/about/faqs)
Cheers,
Marc