The Booker Prize is a literary award given for the best English novel of the year. The 2022 award was announced on 17 October 2022, during a ceremony hosted by Sophie Duker at the Roundhouse in London. The longlist was announced on 26 July 2022. The shortlist was announced on 6 September. Leila Mottley, at 20, was the youngest longlisted writer to date, and Alan Garner, at 87, the oldest. The majority of the 13 titles were from independent publishers. The prize was awarded to Shehan Karunatilaka for his novel, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, receiving £50,000. He is the second Sri Lankan to win the prize, after Michael Ondaatje.
Judging panel
Nominees
indicates the winnerShortlist
| Author | Title | Genre(s) | Country | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shehan Karunatilaka | The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida | Novel | Sri Lanka | Sort of Books |
| NoViolet Bulawayo | Glory | Novel | Zimbabwe/USA | Vintage Publishing |
| Percival Everett | The Trees | Novel | USA | Influx Press |
| Alan Garner | Treacle Walker | Novel | England | HarperCollins |
| Claire Keegan | Small Things Like These | Novel | Ireland | Faber & Faber |
| Elizabeth Strout | Oh William! | Novel | USA | Penguin Books |
Longlist
| Author | Title | Genre(s) | Country | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NoViolet Bulawayo | Glory | Novel | Zimbabwe/USA | Vintage Publishing |
| Graeme Macrae Burnet | Case Study | Novel | Scotland | Saraband |
| Hernan Diaz | Trust | Novel | USA | Pan Macmillan |
| Percival Everett | The Trees | Novel | USA | Influx Press |
| Karen Joy Fowler | Booth | Novel | USA | Profile Books |
| Alan Garner | Treacle Walker | Novel | England | HarperCollins |
| Claire Keegan | Small Things Like These | Novel | Ireland | Faber & Faber |
| Shehan Karunatilaka | The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida | Novel | Sri Lanka | Sort of Books |
| Audrey Magee | The Colony | Novel | Ireland | Faber & Faber |
| Maddie Mortimer | Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies | Novel | England | Pan Macmillan |
| Leila Mottley | Nightcrawling | Novel | USA | Bloomsbury |
| Selby Wynn Schwartz | After Sappho | Novel | USA | Galley Beggar Press |
| Elizabeth Strout | Oh William! | Novel | USA | Penguin Books |
See also
References
- "The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida". thebookerprizes.com. The Booker Prizes. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- Bayley, Sian (17 October 2022). "Karunatilaka wins Booker Prize with 'audacious' The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida". The Bookseller. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- Shaffi, Sarah (17 October 2022). "Shehan Karunatilaka wins Booker prize for The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida". The Guardian.
- Chilton, Martin (17 October 2022). "Booker Prize 2022 winner The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida is compelling about conflict – but not a simple read". The Independent.
- "The Booker Prize 2022 longlist". bookshop.org. The Booker Prizes. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- Bari, Shahidha (6 September 2022). "'I've no idea how we'll pick a winner': the challenge of a spectacular Booker shortlist". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- Shaffi, Sarah (26 July 2022). "Booker prize longlist of 13 writers aged 20 to 87 announced". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- Bayley, Sian (26 July 2022). "Booker Prize longlist dominated by indies as judges pick youngest and oldest ever nominees". The Bookseller. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- Alter, Alexandra (17 October 2022). "Shehan Karunatilaka Wins Booker Prize for 'The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida'". The New York Times.