2008 Man Booker Prize Explained

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

Shortlist

AuthorTitleGenre(s)CountryPublisher
Aravind AdigaThe White TigerPicaresque novelIndiaAtlantic
Sebastian BarryThe Secret ScriptureNovelIreland Faber & Faber
Amitav GhoshSea of PoppiesNovelIndiaJohn Murray
Linda GrantThe Clothes on Their BacksNovelUKVirago
Philip HensherThe Northern ClemencyNovelUK4th Estate
Steve ToltzA Fraction of the WholeNovelAustraliaHamish Hamilton

Longlist

AuthorTitleGenre(s)CountryPublisher
Aravind AdigaThe White TigerPicaresque novelIndiaAtlantic
Gaynor ArnoldGirl in a Blue DressNovelUKTindal Street Press
Sebastian BarryThe Secret ScriptureNovelIreland Faber & Faber
John BergerFrom A to XNovelUK Verso
Michelle de KretserThe Lost DogNovelAustraliaChatto & Windus
Amitav GhoshSea of PoppiesNovelIndiaJohn Murray
Linda GrantThe Clothes on Their BacksNovelUKVirago
Mohammed HanifA Case of Exploding MangoesNovelUKJonathan Cape
Philip HensherThe Northern ClemencyNovelUK4th Estate
Joseph O'NeillNetherlandNovelIreland4th Estate
Salman RushdieThe Enchantress of FlorenceNovelUKJonathan Cape
Tom Rob SmithChild 44ThrillerUKSimon & Schuster
Steve ToltzA Fraction of the WholeNovelAustraliaHamish Hamilton

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