Man Booker Longlist 2016
This year's Man Booker Prize longlist was released on July 27, 2016. Thirteen books were nominated. Madeleine Thien and David Szalay are the Canadian representatives on the longlist. Thien's book Do Not Say We Have Nothing is a powerful family saga set during China's Cultural Revolution. It is narrated by a woman now living in Vancouver who describes her relationship with her musician father and the impact of repression on the lives of two generations. Hungary-based David Szalay was born in Montreal. All That Man Is is a collection of nine short stories that portray men at different parts of life.
The longlist:
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All that Man is by David Szalay
• eBook
Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien
• eBook
Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh
• eBook
• Large Print
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His Bloody Project by Graeme Macrae
• This book is not currently available in Canada. The library will get copies as soon as possible.
Hot Milk by Deborah Levy
Hystopia by David Means
• eBook
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The Many by Wyl Menmuir
• This book is not currently available in Canada. The library will get copies as soon as possible.
My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
• Audiobook
• eAudiobook
• eBook
• Large Print
• Talking Book (restricted to Print Disabled patrons)
The North Water by Ian McGuire
• eBook
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The Schooldays of Jesus by J.M. Coetzee
The Sellout by Paul Beatty
• eBook
Serious Sweet by A.L. Kennedy
• This book is not currently available in Canada. The library will get copies as soon as possible.
Work Like Any Other by Virginia Reeves
• Audiobook
• Talking Book (restricted to Print Disabled patrons)
The shortlist will be revealed on September 13.
The winner will be announced on October 25.
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