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The survival of extraordinary creatures such as the giant Tasmanian freshwater crayfish – the largest in the world – is in doubt because of logging.

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Through my youth, there was imposed on us a culture relentlessly English. English books were all you could buy; English television filled our screens, and in consequence, England seemed to matter in a way that our world didn’t.

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I am, of course, greatly honoured to win the Booker, which is one of the great literary prizes in the world.

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May 25, 2024

I am, of course, greatly honoured to win the Booker, which is one of the great literary prizes in the world.

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May 25, 2024

Through my youth, there was imposed on us a culture relentlessly English. English books were all you could buy; English television filled our screens, and in consequence, England seemed to matter in a way that our world didn’t.

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