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July 30, 2008
2008 Man Booker Prize Longlist Announced
The panel of judges for the 2008 Man Booker prize have announced their longlist of titles, 13 in all.
The list comprises:
Aravind Adiga The White Tiger
Gaynor Arnold Girl in a Blue Dress
Sebastian Barry The Secret Scripture
John Berger From A to X
Michelle de Kretser The Lost Dog
Amitav Ghosh Sea of Poppies
Linda Grant The Clothes on Their Backs
Mohammed Hanif A Case of Exploding Mangoes
Philip Hensher The Northern Clemency
Joseph O'Neill Netherland
Salman Rushdie The Enchantress of Florence
Tom Rob Smith Child 44
Steve Toltz A Fraction of the Whole
Two Australians in de Kretser and Toltz.
The shortlist will be announced on 9th September, and the winner on 14th October.
Posted by larrikin at July 30, 2008 09:46 AM
Comments
Excellent news that de Kretser is on the Booker long list, and as you rightly point out, she deservedly won the ALS Gold medal in July. That, and the Magarey Award are administered by ASAL (The Association for the Study of Australian Literature), the Magarey award in conjunction with the Australian Historical Association.
Posted by: Sue at August 1, 2008 02:00 PM