2022 Booker Prize
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Shehan Karunatilaka, winner of the 2022 Booker Prize
The 2022 Booker Prize was a literary award given for the best English novel of the year. It was announced on 17 October 2022, during a ceremony hosted by Sophie Duker at the Roundhouse in London.[1][2][3][4] The longlist was announced on 26 July 2022.[5] The shortlist was announced on 6 September.[6] Leila Mottley, at 20, was the youngest longlisted writer to date, and Alan Garner, at 87, the oldest.[7] The majority of the 13 titles were from independent publishers.[8] The prize was awarded to Shehan Karunatilaka for his novel, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, receiving £50,000. He is the second Sri Lankan to win the prize, after Michael Ondaatje.[9]
Judging panel
Nominees
indicates the winner
Shortlist
| Author | Title | Genre(s) | Country | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shehan Karunatilaka | The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida | Novel | Sri Lanka | Sort of Books |
| NoViolet Bulawayo | Glory | Novel | Zimbabwe/USA | Vintage Publishing |
| Percival Everett | The Trees | Novel | USA | Influx Press |
| Alan Garner | Treacle Walker | Novel | England | HarperCollins |
| Claire Keegan | Small Things Like These | Novel | Ireland | Faber & Faber |
| Elizabeth Strout | Oh William! | Novel | USA | Penguin Books |
Longlist
| Author | Title | Genre(s) | Country | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audrey Magee | The Colony | Novel | Ireland | Faber & Faber |
| Selby Wynn Schwartz | After Sappho | Novel | USA | Galley Beggar Press |
| NoViolet Bulawayo | Glory | Novel | Zimbabwe/USA | Vintage Publishing |
| Claire Keegan | Small Things Like These | Novel | Ireland | Faber & Faber |
| Leila Mottley | Nightcrawling | Novel | USA | Bloomsbury |
| Maddie Mortimer | Maps of our Spectacular Bodies | Novel | England | Pan Macmillan |
| Graeme Macrae Burnet | Case Study | Novel | Scotland | Saraband |
| Alan Garner | Treacle Walker | Novel | England | HarperCollins |
| Percival Everett | The Trees | Novel | USA | Influx Press |
| Hernan Diaz | Trust | Novel | USA | Pan Macmillan |
| Shehan Karunatilaka | The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida | Novel | Sri Lanka | Sort of Books |
| Elizabeth Strout | Oh William! | Novel | USA | Penguin Books |
| Karen Joy Fowler | Booth | Novel | USA | Profile Books |
See also
References
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