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Who won the 2015 man booker prize and finalists for. Addressing the class of 2015 and an international audience of family of friends was chimamanda ngozi adichie, who has written three novels and a collection of short stories that have been recognized with the national book critics circle award for fiction, the orange prize for fiction. National book awards are currently given to one book author annually in each of five categories. Finalists for the national book critics circle awards are.
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