Christy Brown's 'Down All the Days' long-listed for Lost Booker Prize

Leading writers were today given a second chance to win a Booker prize with a special award commemorating works which “fell through the net” in 1970.

Christy Brown's novel 'Down All The Days' has been long-listed for a prize intended to give leading writers a second chance to win a Booker prize.

The special award commemorates works which “fell through the net” in 1970.