Who will win the Man Booker Prize 2016?
24 October 2016
It’s the UK’s most important prize for fiction, and critics are calling it the best shortlist in years. Excitingly, almost all the authors are new. Six champions, including David Baddiel, Mariella Frostrup and Val McDermid, make the case for their favourites, courtesy of 大象传媒 Two’s Artsnight.
Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh
Sara Pascoe talks to debut novelist Ottessa Moshfegh about her warped thriller, Eileen.
Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien
Acclaimed pianist Steven Osborne talks to Madeleine Thien about her compelling novel.
All That Man Is by David Szalay
David Baddiel on the collection of short intertwined stories about the modern man.
Hot Milk by Deborah Levy
Mariella Frostrup considers Deborah Levy's latest novel Hot Milk.
The Sellout by Paul Beatty
Satire or reality? George the Poet explores the themes of The Sellout.
His Bloody Project by Graeme Macrae Burnet
The 'queen of crime fiction' Val McDermid on the story of a 19th century triple homicide.
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Rebecca Jones presents coverage from London's Guildhall on the 大象传媒 News Channel, Tuesday 25 October, 21:30.
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David Baddiel, author, comedian and former Booker Prize judge, introduces the six novels chosen by 2016's judges.
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Martha Kearney talks to the winner of the 2015 Man Booker Prize about his book A Brief History of Seven Killings.
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Alan Yentob accompanies the provocative novelist to his native Jamaica on 大象传媒 Two, Saturday 29 October, 21:30.
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