A treat to see two of our Johnson & Alcock authors, William Trevor and Elizabeth Taylor, here!
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John Self
Which judge resigned because the books were "mere pornography"? Which author, according to another judge, "puts one off sex"? Which book did Saul Bellow dismiss as a "tinkling teacup thing"? Who refused to give the prize to a book about cannibalism?
I wrote about the Booker Prize in the 1970s:
I wrote about the Booker Prize in the 1970s:
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