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Originally Posted by issybird
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?
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Purely a personal opinion. The Booker was traditionally a prize for British and Irish authors. Then it was extended to include English-language writing from the British Commonwealth, and now it's any English-language writing. I just preferred it in its original form. American literature has a wholly distinct heritage from that of British literature and deserves to have its own separate recognition.