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2020 Man Booker Prize Winners

Browse the 2020 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 2020 Man Booker Prize Novel category.

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Winner

Shuggie Bain

Stuart, Douglas

Standalone · Literary

Feb-2020 2020 Man Booker Prize winner

Nominee

Burnt Sugar

Doshi, Avni

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Aug-2020 2020 Man Booker Prize nominee

Nominee

The New Wilderness

Cook, Diane

Standalone · Literary

Aug-2020 2020 Man Booker Prize nominee

Nominee

Real Life

Taylor, Brandon

Standalone · Literary

Feb-2020 2020 Man Booker Prize nominee

Nominee

The Shadow King

Mengiste, Maaza

Standalone · Literary

Sep-2019 2020 Man Booker Prize nominee

Nominee

This Mournable Body

Dangarembga, Tsitsi

Standalone · Literary

Aug-2018 2020 Man Booker Prize nominee

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