Topic: Man Booker Prize
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10 best books of 2012 – fiction
Here are the Monitor's picks for the best novels of 2012.
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3 new novels about young people on a mission
Characters wonder if they're the right ones for the job in these talked-about new novels.
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11 best books of November, according to Amazon's editors
What are the best books to pick up this month? From fiction to nonfiction, Amazon's editors suggest the titles that they believe are the cream of the crop.
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Man Booker Prize: 6 nominees on the shortlist
These six novels made the shortlist for the Man Booker Prize. Which will win?
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3 of the best summer 2012 novels
Old crimes come back to haunt characters in three of the summer's best novels.
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Best books of 2009: fiction
What we here at the Monitor liked best in 2009.
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Wolf Hall
“Wolf Hall,” winner of this year’s Booker Prize, offers a sympathetic portrayal of Thomas Cromwell, the power behind Henry VIII's throne.
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The Children's Book
In her best novel since “Possession,” A.S. Byatt spins a tale from details of the life of children’s book author Edith Nesbit.
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Review: 'Disgrace'
A spare, chilling post-apartheid tale of retribution that morphs into something more complex.
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The Year of the Flood
Margaret Atwood’s dark, sharp, dystopic novel picks up where ‘Oryx and Crake’ left off.
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Classic book review: Possession
A.S. Byatt's stunning novel about books and their readers.
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No more novels for Larry McMurtry?
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In the Kitchen
Murder and mayhem haunt an executive chef in the restaurant of a London hotel that has seen better days.
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The Secret Speech
Stalin is gone but not forgotten in this dark, suspenseful sequel to “Child 44.”
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Classic review: In the Country of Men
For 9-year-old Suleiman, childhood in Tripoli means a disappearing dad and a mom who tells stories that burn his young ears.
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Brooklyn
The quiet, contemplative story of a young woman leaving Ireland for a new life in the Brooklyn of the 1950s.
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Classic book review: Atonement
The extraordinary range of "Atonement" suggests that there's nothing Ian McEwan can't do.
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Classic book review: Possession
This improbably buoyant novel combines Shakespearean romance, suspense, satire, and a pastiche of styles.
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"Life of Pi" as a film?
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Pakistani authors on the rise
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India's eager young readers
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The Sea
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The Northern Clemency
A novel paints a detailed portrait of England, from Thatcher to Blair.
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An Evening of Long Goodbyes
A penniless aristocrat is forced into the workforce to save his estate.
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Best short stories of 2008
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Man Asian Literary Prize Awarded
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National Book Award Finalists
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Reporters on the Job
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