Bodies of Light is brutally precise in its portrayal of the enduring consequences of a traumatic childhood.
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
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The five shortlisted novels share various threads concern – childhood stories, themes of migration and male violence – but are infused with a sense of play and measured optimism.
The freedoms of fiction do not absolve the author of the need to reference when lifting passages of work from others.
