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06-01-2002

Profile: Controversy over opening the Booker Prize to American authors

Host: SCOTT SIMON
Time: 1:00-2:00 PM

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The Booker Prize is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world. Since its inception in 1969, only British and Commonwealth writers have been eligible to win the Booker, but last month, a global finance company called the Man Group took over the Booker Prize s...

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