2014 Man Booker Prize Awarded
The winner of the prestigious Man Booker Prize was revealed on October 14. For the first time, the prize has been open to novelists writing in English regardless of their nationality.
The winner is Richard Flanagan for The Narrow Road to the Deep North.
It was revealed at the ceremony that for the first time, Royal Mail will design a postmark celebrating the winning book.
The other finalists were:
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How to be Both by Ali Smith
J by Howard Jacobson
The Lives of Others by Neel Mukherjee
To Rise Again at a Decent Hour by Joshua Ferris
We are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler
Toronto Public Library's Award Winners page lists the Man Booker Prize shortlist and winners dating back to 2007.
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Man is a leading alternative investment management business with a diverse offering in hedge funds and long only products across equity, credit, managed futures, convertibles, emerging markets, global macro and multi-manager solutions. At 30 June 2014, Man managed $57.7 billion. The original business was founded in 1783. Today, Man is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 250 Index with a market capitalisation of around £2.2 billion. Man also supports many awards, charities and initiatives around the world, including sponsoring the Man Booker literary prizes. Further information can be found at http://www.man.com.
Yes, indeed. The prize was originally sponsored by Booker, McConnell Ltd. When the Man Group became the title sponsor in 2002, the decision was made to keep “Booker” in the name.