Shock in New Zealand as columnist, heavily favoured to prevail the fiction honour, is absent from inventory of nominees

New Zealand’s most prestigious literary trophy, The Ockhams, has caused controversy after one of the country’s most popular scribes was left off its shortlist.

The exclusion of Elizabeth Knox, best-selling author of The Vitner’s Luck and The Absolute Book, has generated confusion and disenchantment among literary commentators, with countless wondering if the delusion elements of her story put over the judges.

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