2009 Winner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction
On October 6, 2009, Hilary Mantel was named this year's recipient of The Man Booker Prize for Fiction for her 12th and most recent novel, WOLF HALL. Selected from a shortlist of five other titles including THE CHILDREN'S BOOK by A.S. Byatt, THE QUICKENING MAZE by Adam Foulds and SUMMERTIME by J. M. Coetzee, WOLF HALL is an historical novel set in Tudor England that chronicles Henry VIII's rise to power.
For more information about the Man Booker Prize, go to http://www.themanbookerprize.com.
2009 Man Booker Prize for Fiction Shortlist
The shortlist for the 2009 Man Booker Prize for Fiction includes:
- WOLF HALL by Hilary Mantell (Henry Holt / Fourth Estate)
- THE CHILDREN'S BOOK by A. S. Byatt (Knopf / Chatto & Windus)
- SUMMERTIME by J. M. Coetzee (Viking / Harvill Secker)
- THE QUICKENING MAZE by Adam Foulds (Jonathan Cape)
- THE GLASS ROOM by Simon Mawer (Little, Brown)
- THE LITTLE STRANGER by Sarah Waters (Riverhead / Virago)
For more information about the Man Booker Prize, go to http://www.themanbookerprize.com.
2009 Man Booker Prize for Fiction Longlist
On July 28th, the judges of the Man Booker Prize announced the longlist for this year's Prize for Fiction. Selected from a total of 132 submissions, the 13 books --- or the Man Booker Dozen --- include two by former winners, four past-shortlisted writers, and three first-time novelists.
The 2009 shortlist will be announced in September 8th at a press conference at Man Group's London headquarters, while the overall winner will be revealed on October 6th at an awards at London's Guildhall.
The longlist for the 2009 Man Booker Prize for Fiction includes:
- THE CHILDREN'S BOOK by A. S. Byatt (Knopf / Chatto and Windus)
- SUMMERTIME by J. M. Coetzee (Harvill Secker)
- THE QUICKENING MAZE by Adam Foulds (Jonathan Cape)
- HOW TO PAINT A DEAD MAN by Sarah Hall (Harper Perennial / Faber)
- THE WILDERNESS by Samantha Harvey (Nan A. Talese / Jonathan Cape)
- ME CHEETA by James Lever (Fourth Estate)
- WOLF HALL by Hilary Mantel (Henry Holt / Fourth Estate)
- THE GLASS ROOM by Simon Mawer (Little, Brown)
- NOT UNTRUE & NOT UNKIND by Ed O'Loughlin (Overlook / Penguin - Ireland)
- HELIOPOLIS by James Scudamore (Harvill Secker)
- BROOKLYN by Colm Toibin (Scribner / Viking)
- LOVE AND SUMMER by William Trevor (Viking)
- THE LITTLE STRANGER by Sarah Waters (Riverhead / Virago)
For more information about the Man Booker Prize, go to http://www.themanbookerprize.com/.
2008 Winner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction
On October 14th, Aravind Adiga was named the winner of the 2008 Man Booker Prize for fiction, for his novel THE WHITE TIGER (Atlantic).
Selected from a shortlist of six titles including THE SECRET SCRIPTURE by Sebastian Barry, SEA OF POPPIES by Amitav Ghosh, THE CLOTHES ON THEIR BACKS by Linda Grant, THE NORTHERN CLEMENCY by Philip Hensher and A FRACTION OF THE WHOLE by Steve Toltz, Adiga's novel is described as "a compelling, angry and darkly humorous" novel about a man's journey from Indian village life to entrepreneurial success. The 39-year-old author is the forth debut novelist and second Indian debut novelist to win the prize in its' forty-year history. In addition, THE WHITE TIGER is the ninth winning novel to take its inspiration from India or Indian identity.
For more information about the Man Booker Prize, go to http://www.themanbookerprize.com/.
2008 Man Booker Prize Shortlist
On September 9, The judges of the 2008 Man Booker Prize announced this year's shortlist. The overall winner will be selected on October 14, at a ceremony held at Guildhall, London.
The six shortlisted titles are:
- THE WHITE TIGER by Aravind Adiga (Atlantic / Free Press)
- THE SECRET SCRIPTURE by Sebastian Barry (Faber & Faber / Viking Adult)
- SEA OF POPPIES by Amitav Ghosh (John Murray / Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
- THE CLOTHES ON THEIR BACKS by Linda Grant (Virago)
- THE NORTHERN CLEMENCY by Philip Hensher (Fourth Estate / Knopf)
- A FRACTION OF THE WHOLE by Steve Toltz (Hamish Hamilton / Spiegel & Grau)
For more information about the Man Booker Prize, go to http://www.themanbookerprize.com/.
2008 Man Booker Prize Longlist
On July 29, the longlist for the 2008 Man Booker Prize was announced.
The 13 books selected --- penned by authors from Pakistan, India, Australia, Ireland and the UK --- were chosen from 112 entries, 103 of which were submitted and nine called in by the judges.
The shortlist will be announced on September 9th at a press conference at Man Group's London office, and the overall winner will be honored at an awards ceremony at Guildhall, London on October 14th.
The 2008 Man Booker Prize Longlist consists of:
- THE WHITE TIGER by Aravind Adiga (Atlantic / Free Press)
- GIRL IN A BLUE DESS by Gaynor Arnold (Tindal Street Press)
- THE SECRET SCRIPTURE by Sebastian Barry (Faber & Faber / Viking Adult)
- FROM A TO X by John Berger (Verso)
- THE LOST DOG by Michelle de Kretser ((Chatto & Windus / Little, Brown)
- SEA OF POPPIES by Amitav Ghosh (John Murray / Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
- THE CLOTHES ON THEIR BACKS by Linda Grant (Virago)
- A CASE OF EXPLODING MANGOES by Mohammed Hanif (Jonathan Cape / Knopf) THE NORTHERN CLEMENCY by Philip Hensher (Fourth Estate / Knopf)
- NETHERLAND by Joseph O'Neill (Fourth Estate / Pantheon) THE ENCHANTRESS OF FLORENCE by Salman Rushdie (Jonathan Cape / Random House)
- CHILD 44 by Tom Rob Smith (Simon & Schuster / Grand Central)
- A FRACTION OF THE WHOLE by Steve Toltz (Hamish Hamilton / Spiegel & Grau)
For more information about the Man Booker Prize, go to http://www.themanbookerprize.com/.
2007 Man Booker Prize Award Winner
On October 16, Anne Enright was selected as the recipient of the 2007 Man Booker Prize for her novel, THE GATHERING (Black Cat /
Grove/Atlantic), from among a shortlist of five other titles --- DARKMANS by Nicola Barker, THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST by Mohsin
Hamid, MISTER PIP by Lloyd Jones, ON CHESIL BEACH by Ian McEwan, and ANIMAL'S PEOPLE by Indra Sinha. Garnering much critical acclaim in the United States and Europe, Enright's fourth work of fiction is described as "an unflinching look at a grieving family in tough and striking language," as well as "a very intense piece of writing that does repay re-reading."
Born in Dublin where she still continues to live and work, Enright is
the second Irish woman to win the Prize, and joins fellow countrymen
Iris Murdoch, Roddy Doyle and John Banville, who have won the prize in
1978, 1993, and 2005. She has also written three previous novels, THE
WIG MY FATHER WORE, WHAT ARE YOU LIKE? and THE PLEASURE OF ELIZA LYNCH.
For more information on Anne Enright and the Man Booker Prize, please
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2007 Man Booker International Prize Winner
On June 13, 2007, Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe was named the recipient of the 2nd Man Booker International Prize. The £60,000 award is given once every two years to a living authors for a body of work that has contributed an achievement in fiction on the world stage.
Achebe is best known for his first novel, THINGS FALL APART, written in 1958, and for ANTHILLS OF SAVANNAH, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 1987. This year, his competition included Ian McEwan, John Banville, Margaret Atwood, Philip Roth and Salman Rushdie.
For more information about the Man Booker Prize, go to http://www.themanbookerprize.com.
2007 Man Booker International Prize Finalists
On April 12, 2007, the finalists for the second Man Booker International Prize were announced. Founded in 2005, the Prize is given out every two years to recognize a writer of any nationality --- providing that his or her work is available in the English language --- for "continued creativity, development, and overall contribution to fiction on the world stage." The winner, who will receive £60,000 or $118,000 cash award, will be announced in June.
The finalists are:
- Chinua Achebe
- Margaret Atwood
- John Banville
- Peter Carey
- Don Delillo
- Carlos Fuentes
- Doris Lessing
- Ian McEwan
- Harry Mulisch
- Alice Munro
- Michael Ondaatje
- Amos Oz
- Philip Roth
- Salman Rushdie
- Michel Tournier
For more information about the Man Booker International Prize, go to http://www.manbookerinternational.com.
2006 Man Booker Prize Winner
On October 10th, Kiran Desai was selected as the winner of the 2006 Man Booker Prize for Fiction. Her book, THE INHERITANCE OF LOSS (Hamish Hamilton / Atlantic Monthly Press), was chosen from among a shortlist of five other titles, and was described by the chair of judges as "a maginficent novel of breadth and wisdom, comic tenderness and powerful political acuteness."
Indian-born Desai was educated in India, in England, and the United States, and is also the author of the critically acclaimed HULLABALLOO IN THE GUAVA ORCHARD. At the age of 35, Desai is the youngest female recipient of the Man Booker Prize, and is also the first woman to win the award since Margaret Atwood in 2000, for THE BLIND ASSASSIN. Her mother, Anita Desai, has been shortlisted three times since 1980, but has never won.
Desai was presented with a cheque for £50,000 at an awards dinner held in London on October 10th. Along with the cash prize, she is guaranteed an increase in sales and worldwide recognition. The shortlisted authors, Kate Grenville, M. J. Hyland, Hisham Matar, Edward St. Aubyn, and Sarah Waters, received £2500 and a designer-bound edition of their book.
2006 Man Booker Prize Shortlist
On September 14th, the short list for the year's Man Booker Prize was announced during a press conference held at Man Group Offices plc offices in London. These six books --- each chosen for having "a distinctive original voice, an audacious imagination that takes readers to undiscovered countries of the mind, a strong power of story-telling and a historical truthfulness --- were narrowed from the long list of 19 titles. The winner, to be announced on October 10th, will receive a £50,000 prize, along with a guaranteed increase in sales and worldwide recognition.
- THE INHERITANCE OF LOSS by Kiran Desai (Hamish Hamilton / Atlantic Monthly Press)
- THE SECRET RIVER by Kate Grenville (Canongate)
- CARRY ME DOWN by M. J. Hyland (Canongate)
- IN THE COUNTRY OF MEN by Hisham Matar (Viking / The Dial Press)
- MOTHER'S MILK by Edward St. Aubyn (Picador / Grove Press, Open City Books)
- THE NIGHT WATCH by Sarah Waters (Virago / Riverhead)
2006 Man Booker Prize Longlist
On August 14th, the longlist of titles nominated for the 2006 Man Booker Prize for Fiction was announced. These 19 titles were chosen from a total of 112 entries, 95 of which were submitted for the prize and 17 were called in by a panel of judges. The shortlist will be announced on September 14th, and the winner on October 10th. The Award, now in its 38th year, aims to honor the best novel of the year written by a citizen of the British Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland. This year's longlist of nominees for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction includes:
- THEFT: A LOVE STORY by Peter Carey (Faber & Faber - British Publisher / Knopf - U.S. Publisher)
- THE INHERITANCE OF LOSS by Kiran Desai (Hamish Hamilton / Atlantic Monthly Press)
- GATHERING THE WATER by Robert Edric (Doubleday)
- GET A LIFE by Nadine Gordimer (Bloomsbury / Farrar, Straus, & Giroux)
- THE SECRET RIVER by Kate Grenville (Canongate)
- CARRY ME DOWN by M. J. Hyland (Canongate)
- KALOOKI NIGHTS by Howard Jacobson (Jonathan Cape)
- SEVEN LIES by James Lasdun (Jonathan Cape / W. W. Norton)
- THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BRIDGE by Mary Lawson (Chatto & Windus / The Dial Press)
- SO MANY WAYS TO BEGIN by Jon McGregor (Bloomsbury)
- IN THE COUNTRY OF MEN by Hisham Matar (Viking / The Dial Press)
- THE EMPEROR'S CHILDREN by Claire Messud (Picador/ Knopf)
- BLACK SWAN GREEN by David Mitchell (Sceptre / Random House)
- THE PERFECT MAN by Naeem Murr (William Heinemann)
- BE NEAR ME by Andrew O'Hagan (Faber & Faber / McClelland & Stewart)
- THE TESTAMENT OF GIDEON MACK by James Robertson (Hamish Hamilton / Viking)
- MOTHER'S MILK by Edward St. Aubyn (Picador / Grove Press, Open City Books)
- THE RUBY IN HER NAVEL by Barry Unsworth (Hamish Hamilton / Nan A. Talese)
- THE NIGHT WATCH by Sarah Waters (Virago / Riverhead)
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.
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)
2004 Man Booker Prize for Fiction
THE LINE OF BEAUTY
Alan Hollinghurst
Picador
ISBN: 033048320X
501 pages
Alan Hollinghurst was named as the winner of the 2004 Man Booker Prize for Fiction for his fourth novel, THE LINE OF BEAUTY, published by Picador. Hollinghurst’s writing has been described as "stylish and poised, with generous cadences of sorrow and delight." THE LINE OF BEAUTY follows the story of Nicholas Guest, a young innocent who gets caught up in the triumphalist, opulent world of the 1980s as lived by Gerald Fedden, the Tory MP with whom he lodges and his circle. A wonderfully observed, effortless novel, THE LINE OF BEAUTY has been described as a "masterpiece."
One of the world's most distinctive literary awards since 1968, the Man Booker Prize represents the very best of contemporary fiction in English. The Man Booker judges are selected from the country's finest critics, writers and academics to maintain the consistent excellence of the prize. In addition to receiving a check for 50,000 pounds, Hollinghurst is guaranteed an increase in sales and recognition worldwide.
2003 Man Booker Prize for Fiction
VERNON GOD LITTLE
DBC Pierre
Canongate Books
ISBN: 1841954608
288 pages
Australian author DBC Pierre is the 2003 recipient of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction. VERNON GOD LITTLE, which is set in Texas and describes a teenager who is put on trial for a Columbine-style mass murder at his high school, is Pierre's debut novel. Chairman of the judges John Carey called the book "a black comedy reflecting our alarm but also our fascination with modern America."
One of the world's most distinctive literary awards since 1968, the Man Booker Prize represents the very best of contemporary fiction in English. The Man Booker judges are selected from the country's finest critics, writers and academics to maintain the consistent excellence of the prize. In addition to receiving a check for 50,000 pounds, Pierre is guaranteed an increase in sales and recognition worldwide.
2002 Man Booker Prize for Fiction
LIFE OF PI
Yann Martel
Harcourt Brace
ISBN: 0151008116
336 pages
Canadian Yann Martel is the 2002 recipient of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction. His imaginative novel LIFE OF PI (Harcourt) recounts the adventures of an Indian zookeeper's son trapped at sea on a lifeboat with a 450-pound Bengal Tiger named Richard Parker, a hyena, an orangutan and a wounded zebra. It's a story, as one character puts it, to make you believe in God. Martel will take home a check for 50,000 pounds ($76,000).
One of the world's most distinctive literary awards since 1968, the Man Booker Prize represents the very best of contemporary fiction in English. The Man Booker judges are selected from the country's finest critics, writers and academics to maintain the consistent excellence of the prize. Martel, whose first novel SELF went unnoticed, should find a worldwide audience after receiving this award.
