2013 Man Booker Prize

Literary award The 2013 Booker Prize for Fiction was awarded on 15 October 2013 to Eleanor Catton for her novel The Luminaries.http://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-eleanor-catton-luminaries-2013-man-booker-prize-20131015,0,3236824.story Eleanor Catton's 'The Luminaries' wins 2013 Man Booker Prize Los Angeles Times October 15, 2013 October 15, 2013 Kellogg, Carolyn https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booker-prize/10381658/Man-Booker-Prize-2013-Youngest-star-Eleanor-Catton-joins-Booker-luminaries.html Youngest star Eleanor Catton joins Booker luminaries 15 October 2013 Daily Telegraph 16 October 2013 A longlist of thirteen titles was announced on 23 July, and these were narrowed down to a shortlist of six titles, announced on 10 September. The jury was chaired by Robert Macfarlane, who was joined by Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, Natalie Haynes, Martha Kearney, and Stuart Kelly. The shortlist contained great geographical and ethnic diversity, with Zimbabwean-born NoViolet Bulawayo, Eleanor Catton of New Zealand, Jim Crace from England, Indian American Jhumpa Lahiri, Canadian-American Ruth Ozeki and Colm Tóibín of Ireland. Judging panel On 21 November 2012, it was announced that Robert Macfarlane would chair the panel of judges that would decide the winner of the 2013 award. Macfarlane declared that he felt "very proud indeed to be chairing this prize, which has done so much to shape the modern literary landscape."http://www.themanbookerprize.com//news/robert-macfarlane-chair-2013-man-booker-prize-fiction Robert Macfarlane to chair the 2013 Man Booker Prize for Fiction 21 November 2012 Man Booker Prize 16 September 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130914095457/http://www.themanbookerprize.com/news/robert-macfarlane-chair-2013-man-booker-prize-fiction 14 September 2013 dead On 17 December, he was joined by four other judges: biographer and critic Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, writer and broadcaster Natalie Haynes, journalist Martha Kearney, and writer, critic and reviewer Stuart Kelly. "Part of the reason the prize is heralded internationally", the announcement read, "is because the judges stand as a guarantee of literary weight and seriousness of intent." The judges' backgrounds – as academics, professional writers and journalists – were emphasized as essential to their role as reviewers.http://www.themanbookerprize.com/news/man-booker-prize-2013-judges-revealed Man Booker Prize 2013 judges revealed 17 December 2012 Man Booker Prize 16 September 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131019180634/http://www.themanbookerprize.com/news/man-booker-prize-2013-judges-revealed 19 October 2013 dead dmy-all "We are all looking forward to the 10 months, 140 novels and many meetings and conversations that lie ahead of us," Macfarlane said, "as we search for the very best of contemporary fiction."https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20727568 Martha Kearney among Man Booker Prize judges 17 December 2012 BBC News 16 September 2013 Nominees (shortlist) NoViolet Bulawayo for We Need New Names through Chatto & Windus Eleanor Catton for The Luminaries through Granta Jim Crace for Harvest through Picador Jhumpa Lahiri for The Lowland through Bloomsbury Publishing Ruth Ozeki for A Tale for the Time Being through Canongate Colm Tóibín for The Testament of Mary through Viking Press Nominees (longlist) Author Title Genre(s) Country PublisherTash AwFive Star Billionaire Novel Malaysia Fourth EstateNoViolet BulawayoWe Need New Names Novel Zimbabwe Chatto & WindusEleanor CattonThe Luminaries Historical novel New Zealand GrantaJim CraceHarvest Historical novel United Kingdom PicadorEve HarrisThe Marrying of Chani Kaufman Novel United Kingdom Sandstone PressRichard HouseThe Kills Novel United Kingdom PicadorJhumpa LahiriThe Lowland Novel United Kingdom/United States Bloomsbury PublishingAlison MacLeodUnexploded Historical novel United Kingdom Hamish HamiltonColum McCannTransAtlantic Historical novel Ireland Bloomsbury PublishingCharlotte MendelsonAlmost English Novel United Kingdom MantleRuth OzekiA Tale for the Time Being Novel Canada/United States CanongateDonal RyanThe Spinning Heart Novel Ireland DoubledayColm TóibínThe Testament of Mary Historical novella Ireland Viking Press Winner On 15 October, the chair of the judges Robert Macfarlane announced that the winner of the 2013 Man Booker Prize was New Zealand author Eleanor Catton for her second novel The Luminaries.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24541612 Man Booker Prize: Eleanor Catton becomes youngest winner with The Luminaries Masters Tim 15 October 2013 BBC News 15 October 2013 By winning, Catton became, at the age of 28, the youngest author ever to win the Booker. She was previously, at the age of 27, the youngest author ever to be shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize.http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/books/eleanor-catton-youngest-author-ever-shortlisted-for-booker-20130911-2tjjm.html Eleanor Catton youngest author ever shortlisted for Booker Morris Linda 11 September 2013 The Age Fairfax Media 19 September 2013 At 832 pages, The Luminaries is also the longest work to win the prize in its 45-year history. Catton is the second writer from New Zealand to win the prize, the first being Keri Hulme in 1985 with The Bone People. The judges' final decision was made after around two hours of discussion. Of The Luminaries, Macfarlane commented "It's a dazzling work. It's a luminous work. It is vast without being sprawling." Catton was presented with the prize by the Duchess of Cornwall at Guildhall in London. As winner, Catton also received award money to the sum of £50,000.https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/16/business/media/at-28-eleanor-catton-is-youngest-man-booker-winner.html?_r=0&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1382115285-TQ/YdaYYPtfoiB3cqr/gkA At 28, Writer Is Youngest to Receive Booker Prize Bosman Julie 15 October 2013 The New York Times 18 October 2013 See also List of winners and shortlisted authors of the Booker Prize for Fiction References Man Booker Category:Booker Prizes by year Category:2013 awards in the United Kingdom