The 2017 Man Booker shortlist has been announced:
Paul Auster, 4 3 2 1
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Emily Fridlund, History of Wolves
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Mohsin Hamid, Exit West
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Fiona Mozley, Elmet
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George Saunders, Lincoln in the Bardo
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Ali Smith, Autumn
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