Man Booker Prize announces 2016 shortlist

Former shortlisted author Deborah Levy and debut novelist Ottessa Moshfegh make the lis
Independents Granta, Saraband and Oneworld featured alongside Penguin Random House

British, American and Canadian authors featured

Paul Beatty, Deborah Levy, Graeme Macrae Burnet, Ottessa Moshfegh, David Szalay and Madeleine Thien are today, Tuesday 13 September, announced as the six shortlisted authors for the 2016 Man Booker Prize for Fiction.

Their names were announced by 2016 Chair of judges, Dr. Amanda Foreman, at a press conference at the offices of sponsor Man Group.

The judges remarked on the role of the novel in exploring culture and in tackling unfamiliar and challenging subjects, and on the shortlisted authors’ willingness to play with language and form. The shortlist features a variety of voices, from new names to award winners. The books cover a diverse range of subjects, from murder in 19^th century Scotland to classical music in Revolutionary China.

In the third year that the prize has been open to writers of any nationality, the shortlist is an even split between two British, two US and two Canadian writers. Three novels from Penguin Random House are shortlisted alongside three from small, independent publishers.

2016 Man Booker Shortlist

 The 2016 shortlist of six novels is:

 

Author (nationality)	Title (imprint)
Paul Beatty (US)	The Sellout (Oneworld)
Deborah Levy (UK)	Hot Milk (Hamish Hamilton)
Graeme Macrae Burnet (UK)	His Bloody Project (Contraband)
Ottessa Moshfegh (US)	Eileen (Jonathan Cape)
David Szalay (Canada-UK)	All That Man Is (Jonathan Cape)
Madeleine Thien (Canada)	Do Not Say We Have Nothing (Granta Books)