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PA file photo dated 14/10/03 of Peter Finlay (the real neame of DBC Pierre) after winning last year's Man Booker Prize for his black comedy Vernon God Little. The final contenders for the £50,000 Man Booker Prize will be announced Tuesday September 21, 2004 in a contest where literary heavyweights have been ignored and a hot favourite has emerged. David Mitchell's novel Cloud Atlas, which features six loosely linked narratives set in contrasting time periods and locations, is the 11-4 favourite with bookmakers William Hill. See PA 0430 story ARTS Booker. PA Photo.