The longlist for the 2012 Man Booker Prize has been revealed, a list that includes four debut novelists. We’ve researched these 12 finalists, finding free samples of these books scattered across the world–a number of titles aren’t even available in the U.S. yet.
Follow the links below to read excerpts from these books. The shortlist will be revealed on September 11th and the winner will be announced on October 16th.
If you want more books, we made similar literary mixtapes linking to free samples of the Believer Book Award nominees, the 2012 Orwell Prize shortlist, the LA Times Book Prize winners, the Orion Book Award Finalists, Best Mystery Books of 2011, the Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2011 and the Most Overlooked Books of 2011.


Free Samples of the 2012 Man Booker Prize Longlist


Nicola Barker for The Yips
Ned Beauman for The Teleportation Accident
Andre Brink for Philida (No sample available online)
Tan Twan Eng for The Garden of Evening Mists

Michael Frayn for Skios

Rachel Joyce for The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

Deborah Levy for Swimming Home

Hilary Mantel for Bring up the Bodies

Alison Moore for The Lighthouse (PDF link)

Will Self for Umbrella

Jeet Thayil for Narcopolis

Sam Thompson for Communion Town