The Booker judges, chaired by Robert Macfarlane, have produced their shortlist:
The Luminaries - Eleanor Catton
We Need New Names - NoViolet Bulawayo
Harvest - Jim Crace
The Lowland - Jhumpa Lahiri
A Tale for the Time Being - Ruth Ozeki
The Testament of Mary - Colm Toibin
The winner will be announced on 15 October.
I have no idea who will win - it's an interesting list and I haven't read them all yet. I thought Colm Toibin's book was very good - unusual, tightly and lyrically written, very condensed. We have them all in stock...
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Yesterday evening's 'Newsnight' Arts strand about the shortlisted 6 was very interesting, I thought. What with Colm Toibin and Kindle originals it looks as though the novella may be making a comeback? What do others think?
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