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Rushdie absent from Booker Prize nominees

The 18 contenders for the inaugural Man Booker International Prize were announced today.

Fri, 18 Feb, 2005 - 15:48

The 18 contenders for the inaugural Man Booker International Prize were announced today.

The £60,000 prize is open to authors of all nationalities who write in English or whose work has been widely translated into English.

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