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London, 21 April 2009 : Orange Prize for Fiction 2009 shortlist announced.
'Choosing just six was far harder than I had imagined, but we all left the judging room proud of the list we have chosen.' Fi Glover – chair of judges...

Born in 1934, John Mc Gahern, died this year in March 2006, was Irish Literature at its best. By Jean-Claude Chapuis.

As someone said it is a real pleasure to read something about Africa which, for once, is not about poverty, corruption and Aids. By Fiona Garnham.

The short story is not the favourite form of french readers. Mérimée and Edgar Allan Poe are well known but for people to consider you a complete author you have to be a novel writer. By Claudia Mélin.