2011 Man Booker Prize
The 2011 Booker Prize for Fiction was awarded at a ceremony on 18 October 2011.[1] The Man Booker longlist of 13 books was announced on 26 July,[2][3] and was narrowed down to a shortlist of six on 6 September.[4] The Man Booker Prize was awarded to Julian Barnes for The Sense of an Ending.[1][5]
Judging panel
[edit]Nominees (shortlist)
[edit]| Author | Title | Genre(s) | Country | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Barnes | The Sense of an Ending | Novel | UK | Jonathan Cape, Random House |
| Carol Birch | Jamrach's Menagerie | Novel | UK | Canongate Books |
| Patrick deWitt | The Sisters Brothers | Novel | Canada | Granta |
| Esi Edugyan | Half Blood Blues | Novel | Canada | Serpent's Tail |
| Stephen Kelman | Pigeon English | Novel | UK | Bloomsbury |
| Andrew Miller | Snowdrops | Novel | UK | Atlantic Books |
Nominees (longlist)
[edit]| Author | Title | Genre(s) | Country | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Barnes | The Sense of an Ending | Novel | UK | Jonathan Cape, Random House |
| Sebastian Barry | On Canaan's Side | Novel | Ireland | Faber and Faber |
| Carol Birch | Jamrach's Menagerie | Novel | UK | Canongate Books |
| Patrick deWitt | The Sisters Brothers | Novel | Canada | Granta |
| Esi Edugyan | Half Blood Blues | Novel | Canada | Serpent's Tail |
| Yvvette Edwards | A Cupboard Full of Coats | Novel | UK | Oneworld |
| Stephen Kelman | Pigeon English | Novel | UK | Bloomsbury |
| Patrick McGuinness | The Last Hundred Days | Novel | UK | Seren |
| Alan Hollinghurst | The Stranger's Child | Novel | UK | Picador |
| Andrew Miller | Snowdrops | Novel | UK | Atlantic Books |
| Alison Pick | Far to Go | Novel | Canada | Tinder Press |
| Jane Rogers | The Testament of Jessie Lamb | Novel | UK | Canongate Books |
| D. J. Taylor | Derby Day | Novel | Chatto & Windus |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Booker prize 2011: Julian Barnes triumphs at last". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ "Man Booker prize 2011: The longlist in pictures". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
- ^ "Man Booker Prize 2011 longlist". The Telegraph. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ^ "The 2011 Man Booker Prize for Fiction Shortlist announced". Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ^ "The Man Booker Prize 2011- The Winner". Archived from the original on 2021-01-17. Retrieved 2020-04-04.