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For the first time in history, the Man Booker Prize shortlist has an American writer on it.

After a rule change opening up the prize to any novel written in English and published in the UK, two Americans are now in with a chance of winning the prize.

Paul Beatty author of The Sellout, and Ottesa Moshfegh, author of debut novel Eileen, have both made the six strong shortlist this year.

(Image: books in 2016 Man Booker shortlist. Credit: Reuters)