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Every Book Shortlisted for the Booker Prize

Since 1969, the Booker Prizes have celebrated and championed great fiction.
Over half a century of the collected wisdom and creativity of contemporary fiction's brightest minds has produced an absorbing history of our times.
Here are all the books that have been shortlisted for the Man Booker prize, in reverse chronological order, from 1969-2023.
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Something to Answer For
Something to Answer For
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Impossible Object (Nicholas Mosley)
Impossible Object
Nicholas Mosley
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The Nice and the Good
The Nice and the Good
4
Eva Trout (Elizabeth Bowen)
Eva Trout
Elizabeth Bowen
5
Bruno's Dream (Iris Murdoch)
Bruno's Dream
Iris Murdoch
6
The Public Image (Muriel Spark)
The Public Image
Muriel Spark
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From Scenes Like These (G.M. Williams)
From Scenes Like These
G.M. Williams
8
Figures in a Landscape (Barry England)
Figures in a Landscape
Barry England
9
Mrs. Eckdorff in O'Neill's Hotel (William Trevor)
Mrs. Eckdorff in O'Neill's Hotel
William Trevor
10
The Conjunction (T.W. Wheeler)
The Conjunction
T.W. Wheeler
11
The Elected Member (Bernice Rubens)
The Elected Member
Bernice Rubens
12
John Brown's Body (A.L. Barker)
John Brown's Body
A.L. Barker
13
In a Free State (V. S. Naipaul)
In a Free State
V. S. Naipaul
14
The Big Chapel (Thomas Kilroy)
The Big Chapel
Thomas Kilroy
15
Briefing for a Descent Into Hell
Briefing for a Descent Into Hell
16
St. Urbain's Horseman
St. Urbain's Horseman
17
Goshawk Squadron (Derek Robinson)
Goshawk Squadron
Derek Robinson
18
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont (Elizabeth Taylor)
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont
Elizabeth Taylor
19
G. (John Berger)
G.
John Berger
20
The Bird of Night (Susan Hill)
The Bird of Night
Susan Hill
21
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (Thomas Keneally)
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
Thomas Keneally
22
Pasmore (David Storey)
Pasmore
David Storey
23
The Siege of Krishnapur
The Siege of Krishnapur
24
The Dressmaker (Beryl Bainbridge)
The Dressmaker
Beryl Bainbridge
25
A Green Equinox (Elizabeth Mavor)
A Green Equinox
Elizabeth Mavor
26
The Black Prince (Iris Murdoch)
The Black Prince
Iris Murdoch
27
The Conservationist (Nadine Gordimer)
The Conservationist
Nadine Gordimer
28
Holiday (Stanley Middleton)
Holiday
Stanley Middleton
29
Ending Up (Kingsley Amis)
Ending Up
Kingsley Amis
30
The Bottle Factory Outing (Beryl Bainbridge)
The Bottle Factory Outing
Beryl Bainbridge
31
In Their Wisdom (C P Snow)
In Their Wisdom
C P Snow
32
Heat and Dust (Ruth Prawer Jhabvala)
Heat and Dust
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
33
Gossip From the Forest (Thomas Keneally)
Gossip From the Forest
Thomas Keneally
34
Saville (David Storey)
Saville
David Storey
35
An Instant in the Wind (Andre Brink)
An Instant in the Wind
Andre Brink
36
Rising (R.C. Hutchinson)
Rising
R.C. Hutchinson
37
The Doctor's Wife (Brian Moore)
The Doctor's Wife
Brian Moore
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King Fisher Lives (Julian Rathbone)
King Fisher Lives
Julian Rathbone
39
The Children of Dynmouth (William Trevor)
The Children of Dynmouth
William Trevor
40
Great Granny Webster (Caroline Blackwood)
Great Granny Webster
Caroline Blackwood
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