Person: Philip Hensher

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<p>Philip Hensher’s history of the British novel has energy and exactitude: two things no individual novel can long survive without. Picture: Aniella Weinberger</p>

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Book review: Philip Hensher makes his history of the novel an epic of progress

For the author, the novel is an unmixed good, and the capitalism that enabled its invention and shaped its growth is therefore pretty good, too

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Opera review: Powder Her Face

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A fair crack of the whip for risqué Powder Her Face

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It should always be a red-letter day

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How it registers our individuality

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First thoughts

Debut novel wins Man Booker Prize

Debut novelist Aravind Adiga won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction tonight for his work which shows “the dark side of India”.

Wed, 15 Oct, 2008

Barry favourite to win Booker

DUBLINER Sebastian Barry has been made favourite to win after he made it on to a shortlist of “page turners” announced for this year’s Man Booker Prize for fiction.

Wed, 10 Sep, 2008

Irish writers make Booker list

IRISH writer Joseph O’Neill was last night mentioned as one of the favourites to win this year’s prestigious Man Booker Prize.

Wed, 30 Jul, 2008

Irish writer among Booker favourites

Irish writer Joseph O’Neill was tonight installed as one of the favourites to win this year’s prestigious Man Booker Prize.

Tue, 29 Jul, 2008

Jacobson favourite for Booker prize

Author Howard Jacobson was today picked out as an early favourite to win this year’s Booker Prize.

Sun, 18 Aug, 2002