salman rushdie's knowledge of things i was very impressed by. was very impressed by. i found that the other elements did not i was married together and it is a little bit smug at times, very thoughtful but he knows how thoughtful it is and steps out ina knows how thoughtful it is and steps out in a way that makes it quite disjointed. a's formal proceedings are beginning. letsjoin thejudges. inaudible not only to be honest dry not want one winner of this prize...|j not only to be honest dry not want one winner of this prize... i want the long list back as well. if you will forgive me, iwould the long list back as well. if you will forgive me, i would like to pay tribute to that long list and the seven writers who are not at the i’ooiti seven writers who are not at the room tonight. kevin barry, reinking brathwaite, john lanchester, debra leavy, but there realistically, mark porter and jeanette winterson. their books are wonderful. applause . add the breadth and depth of this long list is a tribute to the spectacular brilliance of publishers out of

margaret atwood and sir salman rushdie are among the nominees hoping to take home the fifty thousandze. rebecca jones is at london's guildhall where the winner will be announced tonight. it promises to be quite a party. 500 guests will be enjoying a champagne reception before heading through to the main hall for a three course meal. among them the six writers shortlisted for the booker prize this year and i'm delighted to say we arejoined by this year and i'm delighted to say we are joined by two of them now. shortlisted for her seventh novel and bernie being shortlisted for her eighth novel. thank you both. if i might start with you lucy, your book ta kes might start with you lucy, your book takes us inside the mind of a woman in ohio who makes cakes for editing and she's a mother and it's a book about modern america and i wondered why you chose such a particular singular focus why you chose such a particular singularfocus to why you chose such a particular singular focus to tell such a wide story? i'm most interested in how modern america women and i think my face are neglected so

i am delighted to say we are joined by two of those authors now, salman rushdie and lhr fight.s earlier, itjust seemed written thousands of years earlier, it just seemed to written thousands of years earlier, itjust seemed to me that written thousands of years earlier, it just seemed to me that those characters are modern versions of those famous characters, great three, would be very good point to a few characters through which to see a kind of panorama of current american. it would also allow me to write about something else more privately, a father—son relationship. the book has those two dimensions, the private story about family set against a much more sprawling story about the craziness of society. we have to explain the title of your book, because ten minutes 28 second, is the mud of time you break keep working was the heart has stopped beating. for you is that a matter of medicine or a matter of magic? i think in my work i like to combine written culture and oral culture, politics and imagination, so i see it as related. everything is connected. as you said i became ver

also salman rushdie. and a nigerian author.riticism, this for putting star names on ththere a and not lettg enouough new talent onon the shorortlist.t. the prize isng often criticized for his accessibility and maybe not being in touch with what readers are more broadly connecting with. the best on the long list did not make it to the shortlist. ,nnette: thank you for that going through this year's booker prize winners. this is what is making headlines this hour as s syrn troops a are set for direct confrontation with turkish led forces. the u.s. sanctions to turkish ministries and three government officials. ththis as donald t trump calls r erdogan asking for an immediate truce. also, violent clashes after the spanish supreme court sentenced nine catalan separate -- separatist leaders to nine to 13 years in jail. and as we just heard, two women authors, margaret atwood and bernadine everest are named joint 2019 booker prize winners after the judges broke their very own rules by declaring a tie. so it is time for some business n

margaret atwood and sir salman rushdie are among the nominees hoping to take home the 50 thousand poundtonight. that evening everyone, it promises to be quite a party here, 500 or so guests will be enjoying a champagne reception followed by a 3—course dinner. and among them, the six rightists rightly stay for the price this year. let's remind ourselves who they are. six of the best books of the year are competing for the price. margaret atwood, the testa m e nts price. margaret atwood, the testaments is to seek wealth of the handmade scale, set 15 years later it follows three women in the totalitarian states of gilead. an orchestra of minorities is the second book of this author, the young nigerian farmer falls second book of this author, the young nigerian farmerfalls in love but then becomes the victim of a scam. the story is told by the guardian spirit. girl, woman, other has 12 main characters, women mostly black, blue —— mostly british with interconnected stories. in ten minutes 38 seconds in the strange world, she chronicles the life and death of a woman who becomes a sex worker i

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