![]() With each reading of this book, it revealed something new.” ![]() For me, The Promise manages to pull together the qualities of great storytelling-it’s a book that has a lot to chew on-with remarkable attention to structure and literary style. It combines an extraordinary story with rich themes-the history of the last 40 years in South Africa-in an incredibly well-wrought package. By signing up you agree to our terms of useĬhair of the judges, Maya Jasanoff, went on to say that, “We felt among the judges that this book really is a tour de force. K.Thank you for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox. 1960s Ali Smith Amazon American Politics Art Autobiography Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction Barbara Kingsolver Biography Blog Blogging Blogs Book Book Awards Book Blogs Booker Prize Book Review Book Reviews Bookshops Classic Literature Crime Crime Fiction Debut Fiction Dystopia Ebook Elena Ferrante Events Fiction Film Films Food France French Literature Haruki Murakami Health Hilary Mantel Historical History Horror Ian McEwan IFFP Independent Foreign Fiction Prize India Ireland Italy J.Which books would you like to see on the Booker Prize longlist this year? No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood is a fragmented debut novel about the internet and grief amongst other things and Unsettled Ground by Claire Fuller about 51-year-old twins who still live with their mother in rural isolation could be recognised too. I also like the sound of Lean Fall Stand by Jon McGregor which is about an Antarctic research trip that goes very wrong.įinally, there is usually some overlap with the Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist. Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead is an epic story of a female aviator and a Hollywood actress who portrays her sixty years later. In terms of indie publishers, a couple of Bluemoose titles I would like to see are Panenka by Ronan Hession about a middle-aged man with mistakes he made in the past and Should We Fall Behind by Sharon Duggalwhich is a sensitive and non-judgemental portrayal of the most marginalised groups in society.Įlsewhere, Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason has been well received by critics and readers alike for its original depiction of the main protagonist’s experience of mental illness. Hopefully, there should be room on the longlist for some new faces too. Also due in September are The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki, which follows A Tale for the Time Being shortlisted in 2013, and Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead who was longlisted in 2017 for ‘The Underground Railroad’. A strong possibility (and personal preference even though I haven’t read it yet) is Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney which will be published in September, three years after Normal People was longlisted in 2018. ![]() The Promise by Damon Galgut is set in pre-apartheid South Africa and stands a good chance of becoming his third nomination for the Booker Prize.Įligible books for this year’s longlist must have been first published in the UK between 1st October 2020 and 30th September 2021, which means some titles have yet to appear in bookshops. Second Place by Rachel Cusk could be her first longlist appearance since 2005, and is about a woman who invites an artist to stay at her house by the coast. The obvious literary contenders this year include the dystopian science-fiction work Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro which is the Nobel Prize-winning author’s eighth novel, having won the Booker Prize in 1989 for ‘The Remains of the Day’ as well as being nominated on three other occasions. ![]() The judging panel changes every year, but there has been a noticeable trend towards more established authors in recent longlists, most of whom have been nominated in previous years. Last year, for the first time since I started writing these posts, my longlist predictions list included the eventual winner Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart, so my first prediction is that it is highly unlikely I will repeat this trick for a second year in a row…. As ever, it’s impossible to know which novels have been submitted for consideration. It’s that time of year again – the 2021 Booker Prize longlist will be announced on Tuesday 27th July and I have made a list of predictions in terms of what I think could be some strong possibilities alongside my own personal preferences, based on a few eligible books I have read in recent months, as well as several that I haven’t.
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