The Man Booker Prize

 

 

 

 

 

The Man Booker Prize, or Booker Prize for short, is awarded annually for the best full length English novel by an author of the Commonwealth of Nations, Ireland or Zimbabwe.  It was first awarded to P. H. Newby in 1969 for his book entitled ‘Something to Answer for’.

It is a very prestigious prize and if won it generally equates with great international success, it is even an honour to be included in either or both the longlist and shortlist for the prize.  Beyond the honour and international market success this prize assures it also includes a £50,000 cash prize.  The winner of the prize is normally announced in London’s Guildhall in October.

Related to this prize is another called the Man Booker International Prize awarded biennially to any living author.

For readers, the Man Booker Prize is an indication of a fantastic book.  I would recommend trying any book which has won this prestigious award.

 

Here are the past winners of the Man Booker Prize:

Year	Author	Title	Country
2009	Hilary Mantel	Wolf Hall	UK
2008	Aravind Adiga	The White Tiger	India
2007	Anne Enright	The Gathering	Ireland
2006	Kiran Desai	The Inheritance of Loss	India
2005	John Banville	The Sea	Ireland
2004	Alan Hollinghurst	The Line of Beauty	UK
2003	DBC Pierre	Vernon God Little	Australia/Mexico
2002	Yann Martel	Life of Pi	Canada
2001	Peter Carey	True History of the Kelly Gang	Australia
2000	Margaret Atwood	The Blind Assassin	Canada

 

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