唔 感覺去年頒獎結束才沒多久 今年longlist出來了 老面孔和新面孔, 已有兩次shortlist(number9dream, cloud altas)的David Mitchell 今年的新作black swan green再次入圍, 而非常受讀者喜愛的作家 Sarah Waters今年也以新作the night watch第二次入圍, 這本小說同時 入圍今年的orange prize決選 其他已得過布克獎的作家像Nadine Gordimer, Peter Carey(two-time winner), Barry Unsworth又再次入圍 http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,,1844564,00.html After six-hour marathon, Booker judges serve up a familiar longlist David Mitchell, Sarah Waters and Peter Carey stand out as Irvine Welsh ignored Sarah Waters, Peter Carey and the bookies' favourite, David Mitchell, last night looked the strongest contenders for this year's ￡50,000 Man Booker prize. Their names were conspicuous in a longlist which took longer to agree than almost any in the award's 40-year history.... The novels: Peter Carey Theft: A Love Story Kiran Desai The Inheritance of Loss Robert Edric Gathering the Water Nadine Gordimer Get a Life Kate Grenville The Secret River MJ Hyland Carry Me Down Howard Jacobson Kalooki Nights James Lasdun Seven Lies Mary Lawson The Other Side of the Bridge Jon McGregor So Many Ways to Begin Hisham Matar In the Country of Men Claire Messud The Emperor's Children David Mitchell Black Swan Green Naeem Murr The Perfect Man Andrew O'Hagan Be Near Me James Robertson The Testament of Gideon Mack Edward St Aubyn Mother's Milk Barry Unsworth The Ruby in Her Navel Sarah Waters The Night Watch --

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