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Chigozie Obioma Gets Shortlisted For Man Booker Prize Award

The long list for the Man Booker Prize already had our own Chigozie Obioma and it was a great honour to have him on that list, the short list was announced today at a press conference in London. He made it and he is part of six authors to be shortlisted. The short list below;…

The long list for the Man Booker Prize already had our own Chigozie Obioma and it was a great honour to have him on that list, the short list was announced today at a press conference in London.

He made it and he is part of six authors to be shortlisted.

The short list below;

Marlon James, Jamaica
A Brief History of Seven Killings

Tom McCarthy, Great Britain
Satin Island

Chigozie Obioma, Nigeria
The Fishermen

Sunjeev Sahota, Great Britain
The Year of the Runaways

Anne Tyler, U.S.
A Spool of Blue Thread

Hanya Yanagihara, U.S.
A Little Life

The award ceremony would be happening on the 13th of October, 2015

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