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Two decades later, Booker Prize winner Kiran Desai returns

The New Statesman: politics and culture

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Being Shortlisted and the Pressure of Prizes

Kiran Desai reflects on her Booker shortlist, nervousness about awards, and the sensation of 'the circus' around prize culture.

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