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Originally Posted by HarryT
Congratulations to Mr Beatty for winning the prize, although personally I'd have preferred that it be a prize for British writers. There are already existing prizes for American writers (eg the various Pulitzer Prizes).
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I think it adds to the lustre of the Man Booker as the preeminent English language literary award to be open to
all comers. When Americans were excluded, there was a "Yes, but..." about it. I doubt Americans will take over the awards, so why not?
And there are a plethora of other British book awards, starting with the British Book Awards.
There's even the Commonwealth Prize, so that association hasn't been lost. And I suspect most Commonwealth writers don't consider themselves British writers!