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Booker Prize 2021

The 2021 Booker Prize went to The Promise by Damon Galgut. 6 books made the shortlist and 13 the longlist.

Winner

  1. The Promise by Damon Galgutsource (opens in a new tab)

Shortlist

  1. A Passage North by Anuk Arudpragasamsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Bewilderment by Richard Powerssource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Great Circle by Maggie Shipsteadsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwoodsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Fortune Men by Nadifa Mohamedsource (opens in a new tab)

Longlist

  1. A Town Called Solace by Mary Lawsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. An Island by Karen Jenningssource (opens in a new tab)
  3. China Room by Sunjeev Sahotasource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishigurosource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Light Perpetual by Francis Spuffordsource (opens in a new tab)
  6. Second Place by Rachel Cusksource (opens in a new tab)
  7. The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harrissource (opens in a new tab)

About the Booker Prize

Every longlisted, shortlisted and winning novel for the Booker Prize (Man Booker Prize 2006-2018) from 2006 to 2025, taken from the official per-year pages at thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/prize-years/{year}.

Organization: Booker Prize Foundation. Years are award years, which can differ from publication years. Official site (opens in a new tab)

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