The 2017 Man Booker shortlist has been announced:

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Paul Auster, 4 3 2 1 

Listen to Paul Auster discuss James Baldwin, activism, and Donald Trump’s rise to power.

 

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Emily Fridlund, History of Wolves

Read Emily Fridlund on 11 classics of the new gothic canon.

Mohsin Hamid, Exit West

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Read Mohsin Hamid in conversation with Christopher Lydon on migration, progressive politics, and love in the modern world.

Fiona Mozley, Elmet

Meet Fiona Mozley, rising star of British fiction.

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George Saunders, Lincoln in the Bardo

Read George Saunders on death, Donald Trump, and the trick that made him a better writer.

Ali Smith, Autumn

Read a selection from Ali Smith’s Autumn and listen to her discuss the novel on WNYC.

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