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Best of the Booker

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The Best of the Booker is a one-off celebratory award to mark the 40th anniversary of the Booker Prize.

The shortlist was selected by a panel of judges - the biographer, novelist and critic Victoria Glendinning, (Chair); writer and broadcaster Mariella Frostrup, and John Mullan, Professor of English at University College, London. The winner will be chosen by the public.

The overall winner of The Best of the Booker will be announced as part of the London Literature Festival at the Southbank Centre on 10 July 2008 where the winner will be awarded a custom-made trophy.

Website: www.themanbookerprize.com

Winners

Year Title Author
2008 Midnight’s Children Salman Rushdie Shortlist...