The Man Booker Prize aims to promote the finest in fiction by rewarding the best novel of the year written by a citizen of the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland. The books shortlisted for the 2012 Man Booker Prize for Fiction are:
The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng
Swimming Home by Deborah Levy
Bring up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel (audio download, CD book, large print book)
The Lighthouse by Alison Moore
Umbrella by Will Self
Narcopolis by Jeet Thayil
This year’s winner will be announced on October 16.