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All the authors shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2025

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Depicting sex matter-of-factly and avoiding romanticism

Samira Ahmed asks about sexual scenes; David Szalay says he presents sex directly to avoid pornography or romanticising, keeping it integral.

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