The Booker Prize

THE BOOKER PRIZE  : 

                             The  Booker prize is one of the most prestigious awards

world of literature. The award was setup in 1968 when publisher Tom Maschler, inspired by the French literary award Prix Goncourt,approached the booker brothers  and persuaded  them to establish a literary prize.

                              The award is sponsored bu Man group plc; hence it is called 'Man Booker Prize for Fiction'. The winner of the booker prize receives  £ 50,000.

1. Something to Answer for - P.H. Newby

1969 - P. H. Newby (United Kingdom)

2. The Elected Member - Bernice Rubens

1970 - Bernice Rubens (United Kingdom)

3. In a Free State: A Novel With Two Supporting... - V. S. Naipaul

1971 - V. S. Naipaul (Trinidad and Tobago/United Kingdom)

4. The Siege of Krishnapur - J.G. Farrell

1973 - J. G. Farrell (United Kingdom)

5. The Conservationist - Nadine Gordimer

1974 - Nadine Gordimer (South Africa)

6. Holiday - Stanley Middleton

1974 - Stanley Middleton (United Kingdom)

7. Heat and Dust (New Longman Literature S.) - Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

1975 - Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (United Kingdom/Germany)

8. Saville - David Storey

1976 - David Storey (United Kingdom)

9. Staying on: A Novel (Phoenix Fiction) - Paul Scott

1977 - Paul Scott (United Kingdom)

10. The Sea, the Sea - Iris Murdoch

1978 - Iris Murdoch (Ireland/United Kingdom)

11. Offshore - Penelope Fitzgerald

1979 - Penelope Fitzgerald (United Kingdom)

12. Rites of Passage (Faber Fiction Classics) - William Golding

1980 - William Golding (United Kingdom)

13. Midnight's Children - Salman Rushdie

1981 - Salman Rushdie (United Kingdom/India)

14. Schindler's Ark (Coronet Books) - Thomas Keneally

1982 - Thomas Keneally (Australia)

 15. Life and Times of Michael K - J.M. Coetzee

1983 - J. M. Coetzee (South Africa/Australia)

16. Hotel Du Lac - Anita Brookner

1984 - Anita Brookner (United Kingdom)

17. The Bone People - Keri Hulme

1985 - Keri Hulme (New Zealand)

18. The Old Devils - Kingsley Amis

1986 - Kingsley Amis (United Kingdom)

19. Moon Tiger - Penelope Lively

1987 - Penelope Lively (United Kingdom)

20. Oscar And Lucinda - Peter Carey

1988 - Peter Carey (Australia)

21. The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro

1989 - Kazuo Ishiguro (United Kingdom/Japan)

22. Possession: A Romance - A.S. Byatt

1990 - A. S. Byatt (United Kingdom)

23. The Famished Road - Ben Okri

1991 - Ben Okri (Nigeria)

24. The English Patient - Michael Ondaatje

1992 - Michael Ondaatje (Sri Lanka/Canada)

25. Sacred Hunger - Barry Unsworth

1992 - Barry Unsworth (United Kingdom)

26. Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha - Roddy Doyle

1993 - Roddy Doyle (Ireland)

27. How Late It Was, How Late - James Kelman

1994 - James Kelman (United Kingdom)

28. The Ghost Road - Pat Barker

1995 - Pat Barker (United Kingdom)

29. Last Orders - Graham Swift

1996 - Graham Swift (United Kingdom)

30. The God of Small Things - Arundhati Roy

1997 - Arundhati Roy (India)

31. Amsterdam - Ian McEwan

1998 - Ian McEwan (United Kingdom)

32. Disgrace - J.M. Coetzee

1999 - J. M. Coetzee (South Africa/Australia)

33. The Blind Assassin - Margaret Atwood

2000 - Margaret Atwood (Canada)

34. True History of the Kelly Gang - Peter Carey

2001 - Peter Carey (Australia)

35. Life of Pi - Yann Martel

2002 - Yann Martel (Canada)

36. Vernon God Little - DBC Pierre

2003 - DBC Pierre (Australia/Mexico)

37. The Line of Beauty - Alan Hollinghurst

2004 - Alan Hollinghurst (United Kingdom)

38. The Sea - John Banville

2005 - John Banville (Ireland)

39. The Inheritance of Loss - Kiran Desai

2006 - The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai (India)

40. The Gathering - Anne Enright

2007 - The Gathering by Anne Enright (Ireland)

41. The White Tiger - Aravind Adiga

2008 - The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga (India)

42. Wolf Hall - Hilary Mantel

2009 - Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel (United Kingdom)