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Richard Flanagan's Question 7 is this year's winner of the @BGPrize. In her review from our June issue, @rosalyster delves into Tasmania, nuclear physics, romance and Chekhov.

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Richard Flanagan's Question 7 is this year's winner of the @BGPrize. In her review from our June issue, @rosalyster delves into Tasmania, nuclear physics, romance and Chekhov.

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