Booker Prize

The Booker Prize is an annual literary award for the best eligible novel written in English and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland.

Booker Group: A British food and distribution company that sponsored the literary prize from its founding in 1969. Its sponsorship gave the original Booker Prize its name.
Booker Prize longlist: A selection of novels announced as contenders before the Booker Prize shortlist. It marks an early stage in the annual selection process.
Midnight's Children: Salman Rushdie’s 1981 novel about India’s independence and the life of Saleem Sinai. It won the 1981 prize and was later named the Booker of Bookers.
Booker Prize effect: The increase in a book’s visibility and commercial prospects associated with winning or being shortlisted for the Booker Prize. The prize can rapidly expand a novel’s audience beyond literary specialists.
Man Group: A global investment management company that sponsored the Booker Prize from 2002 to 2019. Its sponsorship produced the prize’s former name, the Man Booker Prize.
Booker Prize shortlist: A small group of novels selected as finalists for the Booker Prize. The judges choose the winner from this final group.
The Remains of the Day: Kazuo Ishiguro’s 1989 novel narrated by an English butler reflecting on his life and service. Its 1989 win illustrates the prize’s recognition of restrained historical fiction.
Literary canon: The body of works widely treated as central to a literary tradition. Repeated recognition can help shape which contemporary novels enter lasting discussion.
Booker Prize Foundation: A charitable organization that administers the Booker Prize and the International Booker Prize. It now oversees the award and its rules.
Booker Prize judges: A panel appointed to assess eligible novels and select a Booker Prize winner. Their deliberations determine the annual shortlist and winning novel.

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