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Pushkin Biography Wins Literary Prize

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Dateline: LONDON Academic T.J. Binyon has won Britain's richest nonfiction prize for his biography of the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin.

Binyon, 63, won the Samuel Johnson Prize, worth $48,000, for his book "Pushkin."

"T.J. Binyon's biography of Pushkin is the product of the author's years of dedication to his subject," said Conservative Party lawmaker Michael Portillo _ a member of the five-member judging panel _ as he announced the prize at a ceremony Monday in central London.

"Whilst Pushkin does not translate well into English, Binyon has ...

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