Awards & Prizes

The Man Booker Prize is one of the most prestigious fiction prizes in the world and its longlist announcement is one of the most eagerly awaited literary events of the year. Last year's prize, eventually awarded to Julian Barnes for The Sense of an Ending, was considered controversial because the shortlist included a number of lesser known writers.  Nominated titles must be written in English by a citizen of a Commonwealth country, Ireland or Zimbabwe.

Man Booker Prize Longlist

Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel

Communion Town by Sam Thompson

The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng

The Lighthouse by Alison Moore

Narcopolis by Jeet Thayil

Philida by André Brink

Skios by Michael Frayn

Swimming Home by Deborah Levy

The Teleportation Accident by Ned Beauman

Umbrella by Will Self

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce

The Yips by Nicola Barker

Please note that The Lighthouse by Alison Moore is not available in Canada at this time.