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The 2014 Man Booker Prize for fiction was awarded at a ceremony on 14 October 2014. In a change to the rules regarding eligibility for the award, this is the first year that any novel written in English can be considered. It is therefore the first time in the award's history that authors from the United States of America have been included.
Judging panel
The panel of judges is chaired by A. C. Grayling and comprises Jonathan Bate, Sarah Churchwell, Daniel Glaser, Alastair Niven and Erica Wagner.
Nominees
Longlist
A longlist of thirteen titles was announced on 23 July 2014.
| Author | Title | Genre(s) | Country | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Ferris | To Rise Again at a Decent Hour | ? | United States | Viking Press |
| Richard Flanagan | The Narrow Road to the Deep North | ? | Australia | Chatto & Windus |
| Karen Joy Fowler | We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves | ? | United States | Serpent's Tale |
| Siri Hustvedt | The Blazing World | ? | United States | Sceptre Press |
| Howard Jacobson | J | ? | United Kingdom | Jonathan Cape |
| Paul Kingsnorth | The Wake | ? | United Kingdom | Unbound |
| David Mitchell | The Bone Clocks | ? | United Kingdom | Sceptre Press |
| Neel Mukherjee | The Lives of Others | ? | United Kingdom | Chatto and Windus |
| David Nicholls | Us | ? | United Kingdom | Hodder and Stoughton |
| Joseph O'Neill | The Dog | ? | Ireland | Fourth Estate |
| Richard Powers | Orfeo | ? | United States | Atlantic Books |
| Ali Smith | How to be Both | ? | United Kingdom | Hamish Hamilton |
| Niall Williams | History of the Rain | ? | Ireland | Bloomsbury |
Shortlist
The shortlist of six novels was announced on 9 September 2014. It was composed of:
Winner
See also
References
- "'A surprise and a risk': Reaction to Booker Prize upheaval". BBC News. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- Benhold, Katrin; Alter, Alexandra (23 July 2014). "In First, Americans Are Nominated for Booker Prize". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- "Richard Flanagan wins Man Booker prize with 'timeless depiction of war'". Guardian. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ "Booker Prize: Commonwealth authors edged out". BBC News. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- "Man Booker Prize: Howard Jacobson makes shortlist". BBC News. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- "Richard Flanagan wins Man Booker Prize for The Narrow Road to the Deep North". Daily Telegraph. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.