Great Regulars: If the other names on the shortlist

for the €35,000 (£23,000) Cork-based prize are familiar, it is for their achievements outside literature. Iceland's Olaf Olafsson, shortlisted for Valentines, has published three novels but is better-known as the erstwhile CEO of both Sony Interactive Entertainment and Time Warner Digital Media.

from Sarah Crown: The Guardian: Big names miss out on Frank O'Connor shortlist

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