The 2017 Booker Prize for Fiction was awarded at a ceremony on 17 October 2017.[1] The Man Booker dozen of 13 books was announced on 27 July, narrowed down to a shortlist of six titles on 13 September.[2] George Saunders was awarded the 2017 Booker Prize for his novel Lincoln in the Bardo, receiving £50,000 (~$65,000), and becoming the second American author in a row to be awarded the prize.[3][4]
| Author | Title | Genre(s) | Country | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Saunders | Lincoln in the Bardo | Historical/Experimental | US | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Paul Auster | 4 3 2 1 | Novel | US | Faber & Faber |
| Emily Fridlund | History of Wolves | Novel | US | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Mohsin Hamid | Exit West | Novel | UK-Pakistan | Hamish Hamilton |
| Fiona Mozley | Elmet | Novel | UK | JM Originals, John Murray |
| Ali Smith | Autumn | Novel | UK | Hamish Hamilton |
| Author | Title | Genre(s) | Country | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Saunders | Lincoln in the Bardo | Historical/Experimental | US | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Paul Auster | 4 3 2 1 | Novel | US | Faber & Faber |
| Emily Fridlund | History of Wolves | Novel | US | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Mohsin Hamid | Exit West | Novel | UK-Pakistan | Hamish Hamilton |
| Fiona Mozley | Elmet | Novel | UK | JM Originals, John Murray |
| Ali Smith | Autumn | Novel | UK | Hamish Hamilton |
| Sebastian Barry | Days Without End | Novel | Ireland | Faber & Faber |
| Mike McCormack | Solar Bones | Novel | Ireland | Canongate |
| Jon McGregor | Reservoir 13 | Novel | US | Viking Press |
| Arundhati Roy | The Ministry of Utmost Happiness | Novel | India | Hamish Hamilton |
| Kamila Shamsie | Home Fire | Novel | UK-Pakistan | Bloomsbury Circus |
| Zadie Smith | Swing Time | Novel | UK | Hamish Hamilton |
| Colson Whitehead | The Underground Railroad | Novel | US | Fleet Publishing |