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Salman Rushdie Could Be First Ever to Win Booker and Baillie Gifford Prizes

Salman Rushdie Visits Berlin

Sir Salman Rushdie could become the first author to win both the Baillie Gifford and Booker Prizes. The author, 77, has been revealed as one of 12 nominees longlisted for the Baillie Gifford prize for non-fiction writing for his memoir Knife.

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