Today, the Booker Prize Shortlist was announced. The original longlist of 23 books was reduced today to a shortlist containing six authors with their books. The nominations are as follows:
Monica Ali for "Brick Lane"
Margaret Atwood for "Oryx and Crake"
Damon Galgut for "The Good Doctor"
Zoë Heller for "Notes on a Scandal"
Clare Morrall for "Astonishing Splashes Of Colour"
DBC Pierre for "Vernon God Little"
The jury will consist of John Carey, A.C. Grayling, Rebecca Stephens, Francine Stock and D.J. Taylor. The winner will be announced on October 14th in the Great Hall of The British Museum (London). He or she will receive 50.000 £ and of course an increase of sales. The ceremony will be broadcasted by the BBC. More on the Booker Prize you will find on their (very black) website.
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1 - Mac Diva
Michelle, I think we can sideline Atwood this time around. Her win of the Booker Prize in 2000 likely means the judges will pass on her for 2003.
Something I noticed in passing: Most of the nominees are women writers and first novelists.
2 - Steve Rhodes
The Guardian has a Booker Prize section.
3 - Michelle
I confess, I don't know any of these names (except Atwood, of course), probably because the novels haven't hit German bookstores yet. Some titles sound interesting, but I thought the same of "Life of Pi" and heartily disliked it in the end...