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 longlisted for the 2013 Man Booker Prize are:
Five Star Billionaire by Tash Aw
We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo (downloadable audiobook)
The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
Harvest by Jim Crace
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 (CD book, downloadable audiobook, eBook, large print book)
Almost English by Charlotte Mendelson
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
The Spinning Heart by Donal Ryan
The Testament of Mary by Colm Tóibín
The shortlist will be announced on September 10, and the winner will be announced on October 15.