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Friday, October 19, 1990

And Then He Blew The Smoke From The Barrel Of His Pistol And Rode Into The Sunset

In an article on the worth of the Booker and other literary prizes, Simon Williamson quotes 1971 Booker winner V.S. Naipaul:

"The Booker is murder. Absolutely nothing would be lost if it withered away and died."