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The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original novel written in the English language, and published in the UK. The prize is the world’s most important literary award and has the power to transform the fortunes of authors and publishers. This is the second year that the prize is open to American writers.
Liz Newstat at Chevalier’s Books shared the “longlist” of this years Man Booker Prize nominees with the Buzz. “I am very excited to see that my favorite book of the year, A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara, is on the list,” said Liz.
– The longlist was announced on Wednesday 29 July 2015.
– The shortlist will be announced on Tuesday 15 September 2015.
– The winner will be announced on Tuesday 13 October 2015.
MAN BOOKER PRIZE LONGLIST:
Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James
–Available in paperback
Did You Ever Have a Family by Bill Clegg
– Available in hardcover 9/8/2015
Sleeping on Jupiter by Anuradha Roy
– Not yet available in the U.S.
The Green Road by Anne Enright
– Available in hardcover
The Year of the Runaways by Sunjeev Sahota
– Not yet available in the U.S.
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
–Available in hardcover
“My favorite book of the year, please may it win!” – Liz
Lila by Marilynne Robinson
– Available in hardcover now, available in paper 10/6/2015
The Chimes by Anna Smaill
– Not yet available in the U.S.
The Illuminations by Andrew O’Hagan
– Available in hardcover
A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler
– Available in hardcover
The Fisherman by Chigozie Obioma
– Available in hardcover
Satin Island by Tom McCarthy
– Available in hardcover
The Moor’s Account by Laila Lalami
– Available in paperback 8/18/2015
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