The shortlist for most revered books in literary circles and recognition to authors — Man Booker prize is out! The six nominees have been selected after fulfilling a wide array of criterions. The authors include Joshua Ferris, Richard Flanagan, Karen Jay Fowler, Howard Jacobson, Neel Mukherjee and Ali Smith.
Three British writers have attained positions on the Man Booker prize shortlist after the United Kingdom's literary award opened its doors to writers of any nationality for the first time in its 46-year history.
For the first time in its 46-year history, the 50,000- pound prize has been opened up to Writers of any nationality, writing originally in English and published in the United Kingdom.
It also has Indian author Neel Mukherjee clinching a spot for his book 'The Lives of Others'. Kolkata-born British author Neel Mukherjee's latest novel 'The Lives of Others', set in troubled Bengal of the 1960s and centres around a dysfunctional family, has been shortlisted for the prestigious Booker Prize 2014, in its debut as a global literary award.
Mukherjee, who studied at Oxford and Cambridge, was also the only Indian-origin author to be longlisted earlier this year, the first time the prestigious literary award opened up for anyone writing in English regardless of nationality. Previously, the prize was open only to authors from the UK and Commonwealth, Republic of Ireland and Zimbabwe.
"We are delighted to announce our International shortlist. As the Man Booker Prize expands its borders, these six exceptional books take the reader on journeys around the world, between the UK, New York, Thailand, Italy, Calcutta and times past, present and future," said A C Grayling, chair of the 2014 judging panel told news agencies.
Mukherjee is now a British citizen and has been selected for his second novel published in May this year. The book is based in Kolkata and centres around a dysfunctional Ghosh family in the 1960s.
The move to open up the Man Booker prize was done to open up the freedom of English in all its vigour across countries. Two US writers have made the final round of this year's award: Joshua Ferris and Karen Joy Fowler.
The shortlist is as follows:
To Rise Again At a Decent Hour by Joshua Ferris
The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Jay Fowler
J by Howard Jacobson
The Lives of Others by Neel Mukherjee
How to Be Both by Ali Smith
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