Man Booker Prize 2012 Shortlist

The Man Booker Prize aims to promote the finest in fiction by rewarding the best novel of the year written by a citizen of the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland. The books shortlisted for the 2012 Man Booker Prize for Fiction are:

The Man Booker Prize aims to promote the finest in fiction by rewarding the best novel of the year written by a citizen of the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland. The books shortlisted for the 2012 Man Booker Prize for Fiction are:

The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng

Swimming Home by Deborah Levy

Bring up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel (audio download, CD book, large print book)

The Lighthouse by Alison Moore

Umbrella by Will Self

Narcopolis by Jeet Thayil

This year’s winner will be announced on October 16.