Three Monkeys Online

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Yesterday’s Observer mimicked a poll undertaken by The New York Times earlier this year and asked “150 literary luminaries to vote for the best British, Irish or Commonwealth novel from 1980 to 2005”. This geographic hodgepodge mirrors the eligibility for the Man Booker Prize. But why be so coy about what makes an author eligible? Wouldn’t it be more honest to call it “the best novel from the Metropolitan Motherland and its former colonial territories”?

BTW, J.M. Coetzee’s Disgrace was voted the best book. A very strong novel, but one that’s hard to love…
Also, some lunatic appears to have nominated Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.