The shortlisted works for the 2009 Man Booker Prize have been announced.
A.S. Byatt The Children's Book
J.M. Coetzee Summertime
Adam Foulds The Quickening Maze
Hilary Mantell Wolf Hall
Simon Mawer The Glass Room
Sarah Waters The Little Stranger
Australian interest this year rests with J.M. Coetzee who will be vying for his third Man Booker Prize after winning for Life and Times of Michael K. in 1983 and Disgrace in 1999.
The winner of the 2009 prize will be announced on Tuesday 6th October.
You can find the the list of 13 longlisted titles here.
