Tuesday 26 July 2011

Booker Prize Long List

 
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Man Booker Prize 2011 Long List

The Man Booker  Prize 2011 Longlist has been announced. The chosen books are as follows:

Julian Barnes             The Sense of an Ending
Sebastian Barry         On Canaan's Side
Carol Birch                Jamrach's Menagerie
Patrick deWitt           The Sisters Brothers
Esi Edugyan              Half Blood Blues
Yvette Edwards        A Cupboard full of Coats
Alan Hollinghurst     The Stranger's Child
Stephen Kelman       Pigeon English
Patrick McGuinness  The Last Hundred Days
A D Miller                 Snowdrops
Alison Pict                Far to Go
Jane Rogers               The Testament of Jessie Lamb
D J Taylor                 Derby Day

The titles were chosen by a panel of five judges chaired by author and former director-general of M15 Dame Stella Rimington.  A total of 138 books were considered.  The shortlist will be announced on Tuesday 6th September with the winner to be revealed at a ceremony on Tuesday 18th October.  Good luck to all.




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