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2011 Man Booker Prize

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The 2011 Booker Prize for Fiction was awarded at a ceremony on 18 October 2011.[1] The Man Booker longlist of 13 books was announced on 26 July,[2][3] and was narrowed down to a shortlist of six on 6 September.[4] The Man Booker Prize was awarded to Julian Barnes for The Sense of an Ending.[1][5]

Judging panel

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Nominees (shortlist)

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Author Title Genre(s) Country Publisher
Julian Barnes The Sense of an Ending Novel UK Jonathan Cape, Random House
Carol Birch Jamrach's Menagerie Novel UK Canongate Books
Patrick deWitt The Sisters Brothers Novel Canada Granta
Esi Edugyan Half Blood Blues Novel Canada Serpent's Tail
Stephen Kelman Pigeon English Novel UK Bloomsbury
Andrew Miller Snowdrops Novel UK Atlantic Books

Nominees (longlist)

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Author Title Genre(s) Country Publisher
Julian Barnes The Sense of an Ending Novel UK Jonathan Cape, Random House
Sebastian Barry On Canaan's Side Novel Ireland Faber and Faber
Carol Birch Jamrach's Menagerie Novel UK Canongate Books
Patrick deWitt The Sisters Brothers Novel Canada Granta
Esi Edugyan Half Blood Blues Novel Canada Serpent's Tail
Yvvette Edwards A Cupboard Full of Coats Novel UK Oneworld
Stephen Kelman Pigeon English Novel UK Bloomsbury
Patrick McGuinness The Last Hundred Days Novel UK Seren
Alan Hollinghurst The Stranger's Child Novel UK Picador
Andrew Miller Snowdrops Novel UK Atlantic Books
Alison Pick Far to Go Novel Canada Tinder Press
Jane Rogers The Testament of Jessie Lamb Novel UK Canongate Books
D. J. Taylor Derby Day Novel Chatto & Windus

References

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  1. ^ a b "Booker prize 2011: Julian Barnes triumphs at last". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Man Booker prize 2011: The longlist in pictures". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Man Booker Prize 2011 longlist". The Telegraph. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  4. ^ "The 2011 Man Booker Prize for Fiction Shortlist announced". Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  5. ^ "The Man Booker Prize 2011- The Winner". Archived from the original on 2021-01-17. Retrieved 2020-04-04.