The Man Booker Prize longlist was announced yesterday and with two of the thirteen nominated titles from Irish authors, Irish interest in the prize will be strong. The twelve books on the longlist are:
Peter Carey Parrot and Olivier in America (Faber and Faber)
Emma Donoghue Room (Pan MacMillan - Picador)
Helen Dunmore The Betrayal (Penguin - Fig Tree)
Damon Galgut In a Strange Room (Grove Atlantic - Atlantic Books)
Howard Jacobson The Finkler Question (Bloomsbury)
Andrea Levy The Long Song (Headline Publishing Group - Headline Review)
Tom McCarthy C (Random House - Jonathan Cape)
David Mitchell The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet (Hodder & Stoughton - Sceptre)
Lisa Moore February (Random House - Chatto & Windus)
Paul Murray Skippy Dies (Penguin - Hamish Hamilton)
Rose Tremain Trespass (Random House - Chatto & Windus)
Christos Tsiolkas The Slap (Grove Atlantic - Tuskar Rock)
Alan Warner The Stars in the Bright Sky (Random House - Jonathan Cape)
An overview of the contenders can be found in todays piece by Eileen Batersby in The Irish Times here
You can join the fun on the Man Booker website by joining the discussion on the various books (and side topics - have a good root around the site) here
For a roundup of what the critics have to say about the books head over to The Omnivore here
For information on who the judges of the prize are here
The thirteen will be reduced to just six on the 7th September when the shortlist is announced, with the overall winner being announced on the 12th October.
LET THE GAMES COMMENCE!
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As promised we will keep you updated with news and info as we get it. The Guardian covers the prize http://tiny.cc/jwhh6 as does the Sydney Morning Herald http://tiny.cc/44ajq
ReplyDeleteJonathan Cape have posted a video interview with Booker nominated Tom McCarthy author of 'C' here: http://www.youtube.com/randomreads#p/u/33/4ntqb078tpo
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