The Man Booker Prize 2002 Shortlist Announced

[Darren]

The Man Book Prize 2002 shortlist has been announced today.

The six shortlisted books competing for the £50,000 first prize (a £30,000 increase on last year), are:-

• Yann Martel - Life of Pi
• Rohinton Mistry - Family Matters
• Carol Shields - Unless
• William Trevor - The Story of Lucy Gault
• Sarah Waters - Fingersmith
• Tim Winton - Dirt Music

The judges for the Man Booker Prize 2002 are: Professor Lisa Jardine (Chair), writer, critic and broadcaster; David Baddiel, writer and comedian; Russell Celyn Jones, novelist and short story writer; Salley Vickers, novelist and analytical psychologist; and Erica Wagner, Literary Editor of The Times.

The winner will be announced on Tuesday, 22 October 2002.

Read the full press release.

 

[secure_alias]

I haven't been reading the news lately, so I've no idea who actually won (???).

 

[Ell]

Winner of the Booker

Yann Martel for Life Of Pi

 

[Prolixic]

Well, Darren, here's the test: Did the winner gripe about the 50.000 like that fellow on the BBC website or did they sock it away?