The Booker Prize announced its 13-title longlist, with the shortlist to be named on September 21. The list includes four debuts and writers from seven different countries:
The House of Doors, by Tan Twan Eng
The Bee Sting, by Paul Murray
Western Lane, by Chetna Maroo
In Ascension, by Martin MacInnes
Prophet Song, by Paul Lynch
All the Little Bird-Hearts, by Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow
Pearl, by Siân Hughes
This Other Eden, by Paul Harding
How to Build a Boat, by Elane Feeney
If I Survive You, by Jonathan Escoffery
Study for Obedience, by Sarah Bernstein
Old God’s Time, by Sebastian Barry
A Spell of Good Things, by Ayòbámi Adébáyọ̀
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