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2005 Man Booker Prize
On October 10, 2005, John Banville was named the winner of the £50,000 Man Booker Prize for his novel, THE SEA. The award, now in its 37th year, is considered one of the highest accolades in the U.K. for literary fiction.
Banville is the former editor of the Irish Times and is the first Irishman to win the Man Booker Award since Roddy Doyle in 1993. He was shortlisted in 1989 for THE BOOK OF EVIDENCE, but lost to THE REMAINS OF THE DAY by Kazuo Ishiguro, who was also shortlisted this year.
THE SEA, published in the U.K. by Picador, will be released in the U.S. in November under Knopf.
For more information about the Man Booker Prize, go to http://www.themanbookerprize.com.
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2005 Man Booker Prize Finalists
At a press conference held in London on September 8th, six books were chosen as finalists for the 2005 Man Booker Prize. Considered one of the most prestigious awards for contemporary literary fiction, its purpose is to reward the best novel of the year, written by a citizen of the British Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland. Past winners include LIFE OF PI by Yann Martel (2002) and THE LINE OF BEAUTY by Alan Hollinghurst (2004). This year's winner will be announced on October 10th, and the shortlist consists of:
- THE SEA by John Banville (Picador - British publisher / Knopf - U.S. publisher)
- TARTHUR & GEORGE by Julian Barnes (Jonathan Cape / Knopf)
- TA LONG, LONG WAY by Sebastian Barry (Faber & Faber / Viking)
- TNEVER LET ME GO by Kazuo Ishiguro (Faber & Faber / Knopf)
- TTHE ACCIDENTAL by Ali Smith (Hamish Hamilton / Pantheon)
- TON BEAUTY by Zadie Smith (Hamish Hamilton / Penguin Press)
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