Adam Byatt's chic Trinity Restaurant in Clapham is perfect for an evening out with friends.

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She was a judge for the prize in 1990 when AS Byatt won with Possession.

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The report also suggests that Mr Byatt could use the Competition Act, which comes into effect next March, to force water companies to sell unused rights to extract water.

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Among the other academicians named at Wednesday's announcement at the British Library in London are AS Byatt, JM Coetzee, Sebastian Faulks, Mark Haddon, David Mitchell, Zadie Smith and Jeanette Winterson.

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