This announcement was made in London tonight.

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Six books are on the shortlist to win one of the most prestigious literary prizes in the world.

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"Small Things Like These" is set in Wexford, 1985. It explores themes such as the Magdelene Laundries and the family..

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Judges described the book as "a story about quiet bravery, set within an Irish community that denies its central secret".

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Beautiful, clear economic writing, and a structure rich in moral themes.

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With his book "Treacle Walker", British author Alan Garner became the oldest nominee for the prize.

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The Booker Prize goes to the work that judges consider the best long-form fiction published in English in the UK or Ireland.

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Each author shortlisted receives PS2500 and the winner gets PS50,000

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The winner will be announced at 17 October.

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