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2020 Booker Prize
British literary award given in 2020 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2020 Booker Prize for Fiction was announced on 19 November 2020.[1] The Booker longlist of 13 books was announced on 27 July,[2] and was narrowed down to a shortlist of six on 15 September.[3] The Prize was awarded to Douglas Stuart for his debut novel, Shuggie Bain, receiving £50,000.[4] Stuart is the second Scottish author to win the Booker Prize, after it was awarded to James Kelman for How Late It Was, How Late in 1994.[5] The ceremony was hosted by John Wilson at the Roundhouse in Central London, and broadcast by the BBC.[6] As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the shortlisted authors and guest speakers appeared virtually from their respective homes.[7]
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