2017 Man Booker Prize
The 2017 Booker Prize for Fiction was awarded at a ceremony on 17 October 2017.[1] The Man Booker dozen of 13 books was announced on 27 July, narrowed down to a shortlist of six titles on 13 September.[2] George Saunders was awarded the 2017 Booker Prize for his novel Lincoln in the Bardo, receiving £50,000 (~$65,000), and becoming the second American author in a row to be awarded the prize.[3][4]
Judging panel
[edit]Nominees
[edit] indicates the winner
Shortlist
[edit]| Author | Title | Genre(s) | Country | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Saunders | Lincoln in the Bardo | Historical/Experimental | US | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Paul Auster | 4 3 2 1 | Novel | US | Faber & Faber |
| Emily Fridlund | History of Wolves | Novel | US | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Mohsin Hamid | Exit West | Novel | UK-Pakistan | Hamish Hamilton |
| Fiona Mozley | Elmet | Novel | UK | JM Originals, John Murray |
| Ali Smith | Autumn | Novel | UK | Hamish Hamilton |
Longlist
[edit]| Author | Title | Genre(s) | Country | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Saunders | Lincoln in the Bardo | Historical/Experimental | US | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Paul Auster | 4 3 2 1 | Novel | US | Faber & Faber |
| Emily Fridlund | History of Wolves | Novel | US | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Mohsin Hamid | Exit West | Novel | UK-Pakistan | Hamish Hamilton |
| Fiona Mozley | Elmet | Novel | UK | JM Originals, John Murray |
| Ali Smith | Autumn | Novel | UK | Hamish Hamilton |
| Sebastian Barry | Days Without End | Novel | Ireland | Faber & Faber |
| Mike McCormack | Solar Bones | Novel | Ireland | Canongate |
| Jon McGregor | Reservoir 13 | Novel | US | Viking Press |
| Arundhati Roy | The Ministry of Utmost Happiness | Novel | India | Hamish Hamilton |
| Kamila Shamsie | Home Fire | Novel | UK-Pakistan | Bloomsbury Circus |
| Zadie Smith | Swing Time | Novel | UK | Hamish Hamilton |
| Colson Whitehead | The Underground Railroad | Novel | US | Fleet Publishing |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Man Booker Prize announces 2017 shortlist - The Man Booker Prizes". Archived from the original on 2019-05-12. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
- ^ "Man Booker Prize announces 2017 longlist - The Man Booker Prizes". Archived from the original on 2019-03-02. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
- ^ "Lincoln in the Bardo wins 2017 Man Booker Prize". Archived from the original on 2017-10-18. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
- ^ "Man Booker prize goes to second American author in a row". Guardian. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.