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Author | Max Porter |
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Language | English |
Publisher | Faber and Faber |
Publication date | 7 March 2019 [1] |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
ISBN | 9780571340286 |
Lanny is the second novel by Max Porter, published in March 2019. [2] [3] [4] [5] It is a missing-boy story, set in an English village within commuting distance of London. [6] [7] The book was described by Tim Smith-Laing in The Telegraph as being "between novella, long poem, and grief memoir", [8] and by John Boyne in The Irish Times as "experimental fiction". [9] It is named after the missing boy. [10] [11]
Lanny is set to be adapted into a film, produced by The Bureau and BBC Film, starring Rachel Weisz. [12] [13] [14]
Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2019 | Books Are My Bag Readers' Awards | Fiction | Shortlisted | [15] |
Foyles Book of the Year | Fiction | Shortlisted | ||
Goodreads Choice Awards | Fiction | Nominated | [16] | |
Gordon Burn Prize | — | Shortlisted | [17] | |
Man Booker Prize | — | Longlisted | [18] | |
Wainwright Prize | — | Longlisted | [19] | |
Waterstones Book of the Year | — | Shortlisted | [20] | |
2020 | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence | Fiction | Longlisted | [21] |
BookTube Prize | Fiction | Shortlisted |