The longlist for the 2020 Booker Prize has just been announced.
The 13 books listed on the longlist are:
- The New Wilderness by Diane Cook
- This Mournable Body by Tsitsi Dangarembga
- Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi
- Who They Was by Gabriel Krauze
- The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel
- Apeirogon by Colum McCann
- The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste
- Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
- Real Life by Brandon Taylor
- Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler
- Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart
- Love and Other Thought Experiments by Sophie Ward
- How Much of These Hills is Gold by C Pam Zhang
Chair of the 2020 judges, Margaret Busby, say: “The best fiction enables the reader to relate to other people’s lives; sharing experiences that we could not ourselves have imagined is as powerful as being able to identify with characters. As judges we connected with these writers’ well-crafted prose, the mastery of detail, the arresting sentence, the credibility of the narrative arc, the ability to use to the full, the resources of storytelling. Unplanned, our final selection encompasses both seasoned favourites and debut talents ― a truly satisfying outcome.”
The 2020 shortlist will be announced on September 15, with the winner to be revealed in November. For more information on the Prize, see the website here.
