Two literary heavy-hitters in running for second Booker Prize book win

Marlon James and Douglas Stuart, both previous winners of the Booker Prize, have been shortlisted for the award again. They are joined by US author Elizabeth Strout. If either James or Stuart wins, they will become only the fifth author to have won the Booker Prize twice.

The shortlist was announced, with James and Stuart among the contenders for the UK's most prestigious fiction accolade.

The two authors are seeking to join a small group of writers who have won the award more than once.

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