| 1 | Jonathan Lethem | The Fortress of Solitude | 
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| 2 | Mark Haddon | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time | 
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| 3 | T C Boyle | Drop City | 
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| 4 | Peter Carey | My Life as a Fake | 
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| 5 | DBC Pierre | Vernon God Little | 
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| 6 | Gordon Burn | The North of England Home Service | 
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| 7 | Magnus Mills | The Scheme for Full Employment | 
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| 8 | Sarah May | The Internationals | 
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| 9 | Russell Hoban | Her Name Was Lola | 
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