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The Vintage Podcast: Man Booker Prize Special

Alex Clark talks to five Man Booker 2014 shortlisted authors from across Penguin Random House in this special episode featuring past winner Howard Jacobson, Ali Smith, Richard Flanagan, Neel Mukherjee and Joshua Ferris.

30 July 2015

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J: A Novel
J: A Novel
Howard Jacobson
How to be Both
How to be Both
Ali Smith
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
Richard Flanagan
The Lives of Others
The Lives of Others
Neel Mukherjee
To Rise Again at a Decent Hour
To Rise Again at a Decent Hour
Joshua Ferris

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