2014 Man Booker Prize

5 References

The 2014 Man Booker Prize for ction was awarded

at a ceremony on 14 October 2014. Until 2014, only
novels written in English and from authors in the Commonwealth, including the UK, the Republic of Ireland
and Zimbabwe were eligible for consideration; however
from 2014 rules were changed to extend eligibility to any
novel written in English.[1] It is therefore the rst time in
the awards history that authors from the United States of
America have been included.[2][3]

[1] "'A surprise and a risk': Reaction to Booker Prize upheaval. BBC News. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 24
July 2014.
[2] Benhold, Katrin; Alter, Alexandra (23 July 2014). In
First, Americans Are Nominated for Booker Prize. The
New York Times. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
[3] Richard Flanagan wins Man Booker prize with 'timeless
depiction of war'". Guardian. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.

Judging panel

[4] Booker Prize: Commonwealth authors edged out. BBC

News. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.

The panel of judges is chaired by A. C. Grayling and comprises Jonathan Bate, Sarah Churchwell, Daniel Glaser,
Alastair Niven and Erica Wagner.[4]

[5] Man Booker Prize: Howard Jacobson makes shortlist.

BBC News. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September
2014.
[6] Richard Flanagan wins Man Booker Prize for The Narrow Road to the Deep North. Daily Telegraph. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.

Nominees

2.1

Longlist

[7] Masters, Tim (14 October 2014). Man Booker Prize:

Richard Flanagan wins for wartime love story. BBC
News. Retrieved 15 October 2014.

A longlist of thirteen titles was announced on 23 July

2014.[4]

2.2

Shortlist

The shortlist of six novels was announced on 9 September

2014.[5] It was composed of:

Winner

On 14 October, chair judge A. C. Grayling announced

that Australian author Richard Flanagan had won the
2014 Man Booker Prize for his book The Narrow Road to
the Deep North.[6] The judges spent three hours deliberating before announcing the winner. Grayling described
the historical novel as a remarkable love story as well as
a story about human suering and comradeship.[7]

See also
List of winners and shortlisted authors of the Booker
Prize for Fiction
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