2011 Man Booker Prize Explained

The 2011 Booker Prize for Fiction was awarded at a ceremony on 18 October 2011. The Man Booker longlist of 13 books was announced on 26 July,[1] [2] and was narrowed down to a shortlist of six on 6 September.[3] The Man Booker Prize was awarded to Julian Barnes for The Sense of an Ending.[4] [5]

Judging panel

Nominees (shortlist)

AuthorTitleGenre(s)CountryPublisher
Julian BarnesThe Sense of an EndingNovelUKJonathan Cape, Random House
Carol BirchJamrach's MenagerieNovelUKCanongate Books
Patrick deWittThe Sisters BrothersNovelCanadaGranta
Esi EdugyanHalf Blood BluesNovelCanadaSerpent's Tail
Stephen KelmanPigeon EnglishNovelUKBloomsbury
Andrew MillerSnowdropsNovelUKAtlantic Books

Nominees (longlist)

AuthorTitleGenre(s)CountryPublisher
Julian BarnesThe Sense of an EndingNovelUKJonathan Cape, Random House
Sebastian BarryOn Canaan's SideNovelIrelandFaber and Faber
Carol BirchJamrach's MenagerieNovelUKCanongate Books
Patrick deWittThe Sisters BrothersNovelCanadaGranta
Esi EdugyanHalf Blood BluesNovelCanadaSerpent's Tail
Yvvette EdwardsA Cupboard Full of CoatsNovelUKOneworld
Stephen KelmanPigeon EnglishNovelUKBloomsbury
Patrick McGuinnessThe Last Hundred DaysNovelUKSeren
Alan HollinghurstThe Stranger's ChildNovelUKPicador
Andrew MillerSnowdropsNovelUKAtlantic Books
Alison PickFar to GoNovelCanadaTinder Press
Jane RogersThe Testament of Jessie LambNovelUKCanongate Books
D. J. TaylorDerby DayNovelChatto & Windus

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Man Booker prize 2011: The longlist in pictures. 26 July 2011. The Guardian.
  2. Web site: Man Booker Prize 2011 longlist. 26 July 2012. The Telegraph.
  3. Web site: The 2011 Man Booker Prize for Fiction Shortlist announced. 6 September 2011. 5 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200205173156/https://thebookerprizes.com/resources/media/pressreleases/2011/09/06/2011-man-booker-prize-shortlist-announced. dead.
  4. News: Booker prize 2011: Julian Barnes triumphs at last. 18 October 2011. The Guardian.
  5. Web site: The Man Booker Prize 2011- The Winner. 2020-04-04. 2021-01-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20210117033537/https://thebookerprizes.com/fiction/2011. dead.