Man Booker prize 2014: the longlist – in pictures

This year’s Man Booker longlist sees Americans appearing for the first time amid a field of established names, including David Mitchell, Ali Smith and 2010 winner Howard Jacobson. The shortlist will be announced on 9 September and the winner on 14 October

• theguardian.com, Wednesday 23 July 2014 
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Joshua Ferris: To Rise Again at a Decent Hour
Dentist Paul O'Rourke cannot face the thought of his own mortality, and swings between religions and relationships for solace. When someone adopts his identity online, he worries that the online "Paul" may be a better version of himself. The Guardian’s Alex Clark called it “enormously impressive”.

Richard Flanagan: The Narrow Road to the Deep North
Alwyn Evans leads J Force, a group of second world war PoWs working for the Japanese on the infamous Burma Railway. The novel looks at the men on both sides, and circles through decades to explore the war's impact. The Observer's review declared it “a classic in the making”.

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