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Old 10-18-2013, 02:48 AM   #14
artig
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Ben Okri could be right. The only other New Zealand winner, Keri Hulme with The Bone People in 1985 hasn't had another novel published since then. Whether that's due to the prize or not I don't know, but it probably does create some expectations which can be difficult to fulfill.
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