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The 2007 Man Booker Prize was awarded at a ceremony on 16 October 2007. The prize was awarded to Anne Enright for The Gathering .
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The 2007 Man Booker Prize was awarded at a ceremony on 16 October 2007. The prize was awarded to Anne Enright for The Gathering .
| Author | Title | Genre(s) | Country | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Enright | The Gathering | Novel | Ireland | Jonathan Cape |
| Nicola Barker | Darkmans | Novel | UK | Fourth Estate |
| Mohsin Hamid | The Reluctant Fundamentalist | Novel | Pakistan, UK | Hamish Hamilton |
| Lloyd Jones | Mister Pip | Novel | New Zealand | John Murray |
| Ian McEwan | On Chesil Beach | Novel | Australia | Jonathan Cape |
| Indra Sinha | Animal's People | Novel | UK | Simon & Schuster |
| Author | Title | Genre(s) | Country | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicola Barker | Darkmans | Novel | UK | Fourth Estate |
| Peter Ho Davies | The Welsh Girl | Novel | UK | Sceptre |
| Edward Docx | Self Help | Novel | UK | Picador |
| Tan Twan Eng | The Gift of Rain | Novel | UK | Myrmidon |
| Anne Enright | The Gathering | Novel | Ireland | Jonathan Cape |
| Mohsin Hamid | The Reluctant Fundamentalist | Novel | Pakistan, UK | Hamish Hamilton |
| Lloyd Jones | Mister Pip | Novel | New Zealand | John Murray |
| Nikita Lalwani | Gifted | Novel | UK | Penguin |
| Ian McEwan | On Chesil Beach | Novel | Australia | Jonathan Cape |
| Catherine O'Flynn | What Was Lost | Novel | UK | Tindal Street Press |
| Michael Redhill | Consolation | Novel | UK | Penguin |
| Indra Sinha | Animal's People | Novel | UK | Simon & Schuster |
| A. N. Wilson | Winnie & Wolf | Novel | UK | Penguin |
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