Man Booker Prize longlist contains just three UK writers

In second year literary award is open to US authors, five Americans novels vie for the prize

Longlist for the 2014 Man Booker Prize announced
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The Man Booker Prize longlist has been announced, and only three British writers have made the cut.

The 13 books include five novels by American writers and works from Irish, Nigerian, Indian, Jamaican and New Zealand authors. In all, seven countries are represented.

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