The 2023 Booker Prize | Langliste

13 bøker har fått plass på årets langliste:

* A Spell of Good Things by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ (Canongate)

* Old God’s Time by Sebastian Barry (Faber & Faber)

* Study for Obedience by Sarah Bernstein (Granta)

* If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffrey (4th Estate)

* How To Build a Boat by Elaine Feeney (Harvill Secker)

* This Other Eden by Paul Harding (Hutchinson Heinemann)

* Pearl by Siân Hughes (The Indigo Press)

* All the Little Bird-Hearts by Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow (Tinder Press)

* Prophet Song by Paul Lynch (Oneworld)

* In Ascension by Martin MacInnes (Atlantic Books)

* Western Lane by Chetna Maroo (Picador)

* The Bee Sting by Paul Murray (Hamish Hamilton)

* The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng (Canongate)

Sakset frå Bookers nettside:

The 13 longlisted books explore universal and topical themes: from deeply moving personal dramas to tragi-comic family sagas; from the effects of climate change to the oppression of minorities; from scientific breakthroughs to competitive sport. The list includes: 

* 10 writers longlisted for the first time, including four debut novelists.

* Three writers with seven previous nominations between them.

* Writers from seven countries across four continents .

* Four Irish writers, making up a third of the longlist for the first time.

* A novel featuring a neurodiverse protagonist, written from personal experience.

* ‘All 13 novels cast new light on what it means to exist in our time, and they do so in original and thrilling ways,’ according to Esi Edugyan, Chair of the judges.

Eg ser fram til å bli betre kjent med alle forfatterne fram mot kortlista 21. september.

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