2014 Man Booker Prize Explained

The 2014 Man Booker Prize for fiction was awarded at a ceremony on 14 October 2014. Until 2014, only novels written in English and from authors in the Commonwealth, including the UK, the Republic of Ireland and Zimbabwe were eligible for consideration; however from 2014 rules were changed to extend eligibility to any novel written in English.[1] It is therefore the first time in the award's history that authors from the United States of America have been included.[2] [3]

Judging panel

The panel of judges was chaired by A. C. Grayling and comprised Jonathan Bate, Sarah Churchwell, Daniel Glaser, Alastair Niven and Erica Wagner.

Nominees

Longlist

A longlist of thirteen titles was announced on 23 July 2014.[4]

AuthorTitleGenre(s)CountryPublisher
Joshua FerrisTo Rise Again at a Decent HourNovelUnited StatesViking Press
Richard FlanaganThe Narrow Road to the Deep NorthHistorical novelAustraliaChatto & Windus
Karen Joy FowlerWe Are All Completely Beside OurselvesNovelUnited StatesSerpent's Tale
Siri HustvedtThe Blazing WorldNovelUnited StatesSceptre Press
Howard JacobsonJNovelUnited KingdomJonathan Cape
Paul KingsnorthThe WakeHistorical novelUnited KingdomUnbound
David MitchellThe Bone ClocksNovelUnited KingdomSceptre Press
Neel MukherjeeThe Lives of OthersNovelUnited KingdomChatto and Windus
David NichollsUsNovelUnited KingdomHodder and Stoughton
Joseph O'NeillThe DogNovelIrelandFourth Estate
Richard PowersOrfeoNovelUnited StatesAtlantic Books
Ali SmithHow to Be BothHistorical novelUnited KingdomHamish Hamilton
Niall WilliamsHistory of the RainNovelIrelandBloomsbury

Shortlist

The shortlist of six novels was announced on 9 September 2014.[5] It was composed of:

AuthorTitle
Joshua FerrisTo Rise Again at a Decent Hour
Richard FlanaganThe Narrow Road to the Deep North
Karen Joy FowlerWe Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
Howard JacobsonJ
Neel MukherjeeThe Lives of Others
Ali SmithHow to Be Both

Winner

On 14 October, chair judge A. C. Grayling announced that Australian author Richard Flanagan had won the 2014 Man Booker Prize for his book The Narrow Road to the Deep North.[6] The judges spent three hours deliberating before announcing the winner. Grayling described the historical novel as a "remarkable love story as well as a story about human suffering and comradeship".[7]

See also

References

  1. Web site: 'A surprise and a risk': Reaction to Booker Prize upheaval. BBC News. 24 July 2014. 18 September 2013.
  2. Web site: Benhold. Katrin. Alter. Alexandra. In First, Americans Are Nominated for Booker Prize. The New York Times. 24 July 2014. 23 July 2014.
  3. Web site: Richard Flanagan wins Man Booker prize with 'timeless depiction of war'. 15 October 2014 . Guardian . 15 October 2014.
  4. Web site: Booker Prize: Commonwealth authors edged out. BBC News. 24 July 2014. 23 July 2014.
  5. Web site: Man Booker Prize: Howard Jacobson makes shortlist. BBC News. 9 September 2014. 9 September 2014.
  6. Web site: Richard Flanagan wins Man Booker Prize for The Narrow Road to the Deep North. 14 October 2014 . Daily Telegraph. 15 October 2014.
  7. Web site: Masters. Tim. Man Booker Prize: Richard Flanagan wins for wartime love story. BBC News. 15 October 2014. 14 October 2014.

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