The longlist for the Man Booker Prize 2013 has been announced

This year’s longlist is notably diverse, including work from Zimbabwe, New Zealand, Canada and Malaysia and from writers at the start of their careers (Eleanor Catton, aged 28) to those who have been at the writing game for many years (Jim Crace, aged 67).

• **Five Star Billionaire **by Tash Aw

• We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo

• The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton

• Harvest by Jim Crace (Read our review)

• The Marrying of Chani Kaufman by Eve Harris

• The Kills by Richard House

• The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri

• Unexploded by Alison MacLeod

• TransAtlantic by Colum McCann (Read our review)

• Almost English by Charlotte Mendelson

• A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki (Read our review)

• The Spinning Heart by Donal Ryan

• The Testament of Mary by Colm Tóibín

The shortlist will be announced on 10 September 2013 and the winner will be announced on15 October 2013.