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Second chance: After being overlooked for the Governor-General's Award, Richler is up for Britain's prestigious Booker prize for Solomon Gursky Was Here
Second chance: After being overlooked for the Governor-General's Award, Richler is up for Britain's prestigious Booker prize for Solomon Gursky Was Here

Second chance: After being overlooked for the Governor-General's Award, Richler is up for Britain's prestigious Booker prize for Solomon Gursky Was Here

Date10/1/1990
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Original Toronto Star caption: Second chance: After being overlooked for the Governor-General's Award, Richler is up for Britain's prestigious Booker prize for Solomon Gursky Was Here.
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