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'I have been brooding on the reports of the death of literary fiction. How can novels become newsworthy again? How can they get up there with the glitz, glamour and drama essential for our contemporary celebrity culture? Literary awards rate an occasional bit of coverage but, a few notable exceptions apart, generally lack the necessary scandal to achieve massive publicity.' (Introduction)