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Every Book Shortlisted for the Booker Prize

Since 1969, the Booker Prizes have celebrated and championed great fiction.
Over half a century of the collected wisdom and creativity of contemporary fiction's brightest minds has produced an absorbing history of our times.
Here are all the books that have been shortlisted for the Man Booker prize, in reverse chronological order, from 1969-2023.
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Something to Answer For
Something to Answer For
1
Impossible Object (Nicholas Mosley)
Impossible Object
2
Nicholas Mosley
The Nice and the Good
The Nice and the Good
3
Eva Trout (Elizabeth Bowen)
Eva Trout
4
Elizabeth Bowen
Bruno's Dream (Iris Murdoch)
Bruno's Dream
5
Iris Murdoch
The Public Image (Muriel Spark)
The Public Image
6
Muriel Spark
From Scenes Like These (G.M. Williams)
From Scenes Like These
7
G.M. Williams
Figures in a Landscape (Barry England)
Figures in a Landscape
8
Barry England
Mrs. Eckdorff in O'Neill's Hotel (William Trevor)
Mrs. Eckdorff in O'Neill's Hotel
9
William Trevor
The Conjunction (T.W. Wheeler)
The Conjunction
10
T.W. Wheeler
The Elected Member (Bernice Rubens)
The Elected Member
11
Bernice Rubens
John Brown's Body (A.L. Barker)
John Brown's Body
12
A.L. Barker
In a Free State (V. S. Naipaul)
In a Free State
13
V. S. Naipaul
The Big Chapel (Thomas Kilroy)
The Big Chapel
14
Thomas Kilroy
Briefing for a Descent Into Hell
Briefing for a Descent Into Hell
15
St. Urbain's Horseman
St. Urbain's Horseman
16
Goshawk Squadron (Derek Robinson)
Goshawk Squadron
17
Derek Robinson
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont (Elizabeth Taylor)
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont
18
Elizabeth Taylor
G. (John Berger)
G.
19
John Berger
The Bird of Night (Susan Hill)
The Bird of Night
20
Susan Hill
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (Thomas Keneally)
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
21
Thomas Keneally
Pasmore (David Storey)
Pasmore
22
David Storey
The Siege of Krishnapur (J.G. Farrell)
The Siege of Krishnapur
23
J.G. Farrell
The Dressmaker (Beryl Bainbridge)
The Dressmaker
24
Beryl Bainbridge
A Green Equinox (Elizabeth Mavor)
A Green Equinox
25
Elizabeth Mavor
The Black Prince (Iris Murdoch)
The Black Prince
26
Iris Murdoch
The Conservationist (Nadine Gordimer)
The Conservationist
27
Nadine Gordimer
Holiday (Stanley Middleton)
Holiday
28
Stanley Middleton
Ending Up (Kingsley Amis)
Ending Up
29
Kingsley Amis
The Bottle Factory Outing (Beryl Bainbridge)
The Bottle Factory Outing
30
Beryl Bainbridge
In Their Wisdom (C P Snow)
In Their Wisdom
31
C P Snow
Heat and Dust (Ruth Prawer Jhabvala)
Heat and Dust
32
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Gossip From the Forest (Thomas Keneally)
Gossip From the Forest
33
Thomas Keneally
Saville (David Storey)
Saville
34
David Storey
An Instant in the Wind (Andre Brink)
An Instant in the Wind
35
Andre Brink
Rising (R.C. Hutchinson)
Rising
36
R.C. Hutchinson
The Doctor's Wife (Brian Moore)
The Doctor's Wife
37
Brian Moore
King Fisher Lives (Julian Rathbone)
King Fisher Lives
38
Julian Rathbone
The Children of Dynmouth (William Trevor)
The Children of Dynmouth
39
William Trevor
Great Granny Webster (Caroline Blackwood)
Great Granny Webster
40
Caroline Blackwood
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