Akhil Sharma
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Family Life, his autobiographical novel, is praised by judges as ‘the highest form of achievement in literature’ but the winner has some humbler aspirations
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Authors and critics, including Ali Smith and John Banville, reveal which titles, both old and new, they're most looking forward to reading on their summer holidays
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A troubled story about the loneliness and despair of an Indian family whose American dream turns sour. By Kirsty Gunn
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