WHO'S IN THE RUNNING FOR THE 'LOST BOOKER'?

Twenty-two authors are in the running for the so-called 'Lost Booker', a prize to rectify those who missed out when the award's rules were changed in 1970. The shortlisted books are:

Brian Aldiss, The Hand Reared Boy

HE Bates, A Little Of What You Fancy?

Nina Bawden, The Birds On The Trees

Melvyn Bragg, A Place In England

Christy Brown, Down All The Days

Len Deighton, Bomber

JG Farrell, Troubles

Elaine Feinstein, The Circle

Shirley Hazzard, The Bay Of Noon

Reginald Hill, A Clubbable Woman

Susan Hill, I'm The King Of The Castle

Francis King, A Domestic Animal

Margaret Laurence, The Fire Dwellers

David Lodge, Out Of The Shelter

Iris Murdoch, A Fairly Honourable Defeat

Shiva Naipaul, Fireflies

Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander

Joe Orton, Head To Toe

Mary Renault, Fire From Heaven

Ruth Rendell, A Guilty Thing Surprised

Muriel Spark, The Driver's Seat

Patrick White, The Vivisector.

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