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2020 Booker Prize

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Douglas Stuart, winner of the 2020 Booker Prize

The 2020 Booker Prize for Fiction was announced on 19 November 2020.[1] The Booker longlist of 13 books was announced on 27 July,[2] and was narrowed down to a shortlist of six on 15 September.[3] The Prize was awarded to Douglas Stuart for his debut novel, Shuggie Bain, receiving £50,000.[4] Stuart is the second Scottish author to win the Booker Prize, after it was awarded to James Kelman for How Late It Was, How Late in 1994.[5] The ceremony was hosted by John Wilson at the Roundhouse in Central London, and broadcast by the BBC.[6] As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the shortlisted authors and guest speakers appeared virtually from their respective homes.[7]

Judging panel

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Nominees

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  indicates the winner

Shortlist

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Author Title Genre(s) Country Publisher
Douglas Stuart Shuggie Bain Novel United Kingdom/United States Picador / Pan Macmillan
Diane Cook The New Wilderness Novel United States Oneworld Publications
Tsitsi Dangarembga This Mournable Body Novel Zimbabwe Faber & Faber
Avni Doshi Burnt Sugar Novel United States Hamish Hamilton / Penguin Random House
Maaza Mengiste The Shadow King Novel Ethiopia / United States Canongate Books
Brandon Taylor Real Life Novel United States Originals / Daunt Books Publishing

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Longlist

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Author Title Genre(s) Country Publisher
Diane Cook The New Wilderness Novel United States Oneworld Publications
Tsitsi Dangarembga This Mournable Body Novel Zimbabwe Faber & Faber
Avni Doshi Burnt Sugar Novel United States Hamish Hamilton / Penguin Random House
Gabriel Krauze Who They Was Novel United Kingdom 4th Estate / HarperCollins
Hilary Mantel The Mirror & the Light Novel United Kingdom 4th Estate / HarperCollins
Colum McCann Apeirogon Novel Ireland / United States Bloomsbury Publishing
Maaza Mengiste The Shadow King Novel Ethiopia / United States Canongate Books
Kiley Reid Such a Fun Age Novel United States Bloomsbury Circus / Bloomsbury Publishing
Brandon Taylor Real Life Novel United States Originals / Daunt Books Publishing
Anne Tyler Redhead by the Side of the Road Novel United States Chatto & Windus / Vintage
Douglas Stuart Shuggie Bain Novel United Kingdom/United States Picador / Pan Macmillan
Sophie Ward Love and Other Thought Experiments Novel United Kingdom Corsair, Little, Brown
C Pam Zhang How Much of These Hills Is Gold Novel United States Virago, Little, Brown

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Alter, Alexandra (19 November 2020). "Douglas Stuart Wins Booker Prize for 'Shuggie Bain'". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Booker Prize 2020: Hilary Mantel makes longlist". BBC News. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Booker Prize 2020: Four debuts make shortlist as Hilary Mantel misses out". BBC News. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  4. ^ Flood, Alison (19 November 2020). "Douglas Stuart wins Booker prize for debut Shuggie Bain". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  5. ^ Duffy, Judith (15 November 2020). "Douglas Stuart's Shuggie Bain could be second Scottish book to win Booker prize". The National. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  6. ^ "The 2020 Booker Prize for Fiction Winner Ceremony". thebookerprizes.com. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  7. ^ Marsden, Stevie (20 November 2020). "Booker Prize – masterful Scottish working-class story Shuggie Bain wins in most diverse year yet". The Conversation. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  8. ^ The 2020 Shortlist, The Booker Prize.
  9. ^ The 2020 Longlist, The Booker Prize.