2013 Man Booker Prize
The 2013 Booker Prize for Fiction was awarded on 15 October 2013 to
.Judging panel
On 21 November 2012, it was announced that
Robert Macfarlane would chair the panel of judges that would decide the winner of the 2013 award. Macfarlane declared that he felt "very proud indeed to be chairing this prize, which has done so much to shape the modern literary landscape."[3] On 17 December, he was joined by four other judges: biographer and critic Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, writer and broadcaster Natalie Haynes, journalist Martha Kearney, and writer, critic and reviewer Stuart Kelly. "Part of the reason the prize is heralded internationally", the announcement read, "is because the judges stand as a guarantee of literary weight and seriousness of intent." The judges' backgrounds – as academics, professional writers and journalists – were emphasized as essential to their role as reviewers.[4] "We are all looking forward to the 10 months, 140 novels and many meetings and conversations that lie ahead of us," Macfarlane said, "as we search for the very best of contemporary fiction."[5]
Nominees (shortlist)
- NoViolet Bulawayo for We Need New Names through Chatto & Windus
- Eleanor Catton for The Luminaries through Granta
- Harvest through Picador
- Jhumpa Lahiri for The Lowland through Bloomsbury Publishing
- Canongate
- Colm Tóibín for The Testament of Mary through Viking Press
Nominees (longlist)
| Author | Title | Genre(s) | Country | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tash Aw | Five Star Billionaire | Novel | Malaysia | Fourth Estate |
| NoViolet Bulawayo | We Need New Names | Novel | Zimbabwe | Chatto & Windus |
| Eleanor Catton | The Luminaries | Historical novel | New Zealand | Granta |
| Jim Crace | Harvest | Historical novel | United Kingdom | Picador |
| Eve Harris | The Marrying of Chani Kaufman | Novel | United Kingdom | Sandstone Press |
| Richard House | The Kills
|
Novel | United Kingdom | Picador |
| Jhumpa Lahiri | The Lowland | Novel | United Kingdom/United States | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Alison MacLeod | Unexploded | Historical novel | United Kingdom | Hamish Hamilton |
| Colum McCann | TransAtlantic | Historical novel | Ireland | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Charlotte Mendelson | Almost English | Novel | United Kingdom | Mantle |
| Ruth Ozeki | A Tale for the Time Being | Novel | Canada/United States | Canongate |
| Donal Ryan | The Spinning Heart | Novel | Ireland | Doubleday |
| Colm Tóibín | The Testament of Mary | Historical novella | Ireland | Viking Press |
Winner
On 15 October, the chair of the judges Robert Macfarlane announced that the winner of the 2013
Man Booker Prize was New Zealand author Eleanor Catton for her second novel The Luminaries.[6] By winning, Catton became, at the age of 28, the youngest author ever to win the Booker.[6] She was previously, at the age of 27, the youngest author ever to be shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize.[7] At 832 pages, The Luminaries is also the longest work to win the prize in its 45-year history.[6]
Catton is the second writer from New Zealand to win the prize, the first being
Duchess of Cornwall at Guildhall in London.[6] As winner, Catton also received award money to the sum of £50,000.[8]
See also
- List of winners and shortlisted authors of the Booker Prize for Fiction
References
- ^ Kellogg, Carolyn (October 15, 2013). "Eleanor Catton's 'The Luminaries' wins 2013 Man Booker Prize". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
- ^ "Youngest star Eleanor Catton joins Booker luminaries". Daily Telegraph. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- Man Booker Prize. 21 November 2012. Archived from the originalon 14 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- Man Booker Prize. 17 December 2012. Archived from the originalon 19 October 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "Martha Kearney among Man Booker Prize judges". BBC News. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g Masters, Tim (15 October 2013). "Man Booker Prize: Eleanor Catton becomes youngest winner with The Luminaries". BBC News. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ^ Morris, Linda (11 September 2013). "Eleanor Catton youngest author ever shortlisted for Booker". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ^ Bosman, Julie (15 October 2013). "At 28, Writer Is Youngest to Receive Booker Prize". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 October 2013.