2008 Man Booker Prize
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The 2008 Man Booker Prize was awarded at a ceremony on 14 October 2008. The prize was awarded to Aravind Adiga for The White Tiger.
Judges
[edit]Shortlist
[edit]| Author | Title | Genre(s) | Country | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aravind Adiga | The White Tiger | Picaresque novel | India | Atlantic |
| Sebastian Barry | The Secret Scripture | Novel | Ireland | Faber & Faber |
| Amitav Ghosh | Sea of Poppies | Novel | India | John Murray |
| Linda Grant | The Clothes on Their Backs | Novel | UK | Virago |
| Philip Hensher | The Northern Clemency | Novel | UK | 4th Estate |
| Steve Toltz | A Fraction of the Whole | Novel | Australia | Hamish Hamilton |
Longlist
[edit]| Author | Title | Genre(s) | Country | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aravind Adiga | The White Tiger | Picaresque novel | India | Atlantic |
| Gaynor Arnold | Girl in a Blue Dress | Novel | UK | Tindal Street Press |
| Sebastian Barry | The Secret Scripture | Novel | Ireland | Faber & Faber |
| John Berger | From A to X | Novel | UK | Verso |
| Michelle de Kretser | The Lost Dog | Novel | Australia | Chatto & Windus |
| Amitav Ghosh | Sea of Poppies | Novel | India | John Murray |
| Linda Grant | The Clothes on Their Backs | Novel | UK | Virago |
| Mohammed Hanif | A Case of Exploding Mangoes | Novel | UK | Jonathan Cape |
| Philip Hensher | The Northern Clemency | Novel | UK | 4th Estate |
| Joseph O'Neill | Netherland | Novel | Ireland | 4th Estate |
| Salman Rushdie | The Enchantress of Florence | Novel | UK | Jonathan Cape |
| Tom Rob Smith | Child 44 | Thriller | UK | Simon & Schuster |
| Steve Toltz | A Fraction of the Whole | Novel | Australia | Hamish Hamilton |