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]
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Judging panel
editNominees
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Shortlist
editAuthor | Title | Genre(s) | Country | Publisher |
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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
editAuthor | 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
editReferences
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.