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2008 Man Booker Prize Winners

Browse the 2008 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 2008 Man Booker Prize Novel category.

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Winner

The White Tiger

Adiga, Aravind

Standalone · Literary

May-2008 2008 Man Booker Prize winner

Nominee

The Clothes on Their Backs

Grant, Linda

Standalone · General Fiction

Feb-2008 2008 Man Booker Prize nominee

Nominee

A Fraction of the Whole

Toltz, Steve

Standalone · General Fiction

Feb-2008 2008 Man Booker Prize nominee

Nominee

The Northern Clemency

Hensher, Philip

Standalone · Literary

Apr-2008 2008 Man Booker Prize nominee

Nominee

Sea of Poppies

Ghosh, Amitav

Ibis Series · Book 1 · Historical

Jun-2008 2008 Man Booker Prize nominee

Nominee

The Secret Scripture

Barry, Sebastian

Standalone · General Fiction

Jul-2008 2008 Man Booker Prize nominee

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