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2005 Man Booker Prize Winners

Browse the 2005 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 2005 Man Booker Prize Novel category.

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Winner

The Sea

Banville, John

Standalone · Literary

Nov-2005 2005 Man Booker Prize winner

Nominee

The Accidental

Smith, Ali

Standalone · General Fiction

Jan-2006 2005 Man Booker Prize nominee

Nominee

Arthur & George

Barnes, Julian

Standalone · General Fiction

Jan-2006 2005 Man Booker Prize nominee

Nominee

A Long, Long Way

Barry, Sebastian

Standalone · Action Adventure

Feb-2005 2005 Man Booker Prize nominee

Nominee

Never Let Me Go

Ishiguro, Kazuo

Standalone · General Fiction

Apr-2005 2005 Man Booker Prize nominee

Nominee

On Beauty

Smith, Zadie

Standalone · General Fiction

Jan-2005 2005 Man Booker Prize nominee

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