American writers Percival Everett and Rachel Kushner have been shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
Medical examiner identifies man killed in apparent murder-suicide at North Side apartment complexDPS agent fires at driver who accelerated toward officer on Northwest Side, agency saysFILE - U.S. writer Percival Everett holds his trophy after he was awarded with the Literary Award at the 38th American Film Festival Sept. 5, 2012, in Deauville, Normandy, France.
The other finalists vying for the 50,000 pound award are Britain's Samantha Harvey, for “Orbital"; Canada's Anne Michaels for “Held"; Australia's Charlotte Wood for “Stone Yard Devotional"; and Yael van der Wouden — the first Dutch author to be shortlisted for the Booker — for her debut, “The Safekeep.”
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