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1996 Man Booker Prize Winners

Browse the 1996 Man Booker Prize winners and nominees by category. Each category starts with the winner, followed by nominees and other recognized titles.

Man Booker Prize Awarded by Man Group 1 category shown

Novel

Winner and nominees for the 1996 Man Booker Prize Novel category.

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Winner

Last Orders

Swift, Graham

Standalone · Literary

Feb-1996 1996 Man Booker Prize winner

Nominee

Orchard on Fire

Mackay, Shena

Standalone · General Fiction

Jul-1997 1996 Man Booker Prize nominee

Nominee

Reading in the Dark

Deane, Seamus

Standalone · General Fiction

Apr-1997 1996 Man Booker Prize nominee

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