Rushdie fails to make the grade for Booker prize contenders Financial Times - By Ben Fenton in London Two debut novels have been shortlisted for the UK's Man Booker Prize, announced yesterday, but Sir Salman Rushdie will not win this year after his much-fancied latest book was not selected. Sir Salman out of Bookers' shortlist, but why? Two Indian authors in Man Booker Prize shortlist |