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The works in the running transport the readers of rural Malaysia to the Greek coast. Similarly, from the suburbs of Budapest to the ice of Vermont, from contemporary Ukraine to Venezuela in search of memory. Therefore, The intimate rubs shoulders with politics. Therefore, colonial memory is intertwined with migratory injuries, and adoption, identity, filiation or trauma stories nourish a corpus that makes the big gap between realistic fable, social satire, self -fiction and learning novel.

Nine nationalities are represented, with a majority of British authors. However, the record opens widely: Trinidad-et-Tobago, India, Malaysia, Albania, Canada, Ukraine, the United States and Hungary are also present. Nevertheless, Two first novels appear in this list. Furthermore, as well as a book from a newly awarded news, a Novella, and the first novel written by an opera free.

The first time for several authors

Among the figures already known extended list known to the Booker. Similarly, four authors mark a remarkable return in the selection. Consequently, Kiran Desai. For example, award winner in 2006 for The inheritance of loss (inheritance loss)sign this year The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny, An ample novel of 667 pages which mixes magic fable, social chronicle and love story. Therefore, She could thus become the fifth author to win the prestigious price twice.

Tash AW. Nevertheless, selected for the third time, offers The Southa story located in Malaysia of the 1990s, familiar land of a work always marked by identity tensions. Two other well -known names complete this presence of former candidates: Andrew Miller. with The Land in Winterand David Szalay, in the running with Fleshalready both shortlisters in the past.

The majority of the authors selected. however, appear for the first time on this Longlist, even if several of them already enjoy solid critical recognition. Claire extended list known Adam. revealed with Golden Child (the golden child), comes back with Love Formsa novel that explores the complexities of intimacy. Natasha Brown, greeted for Assemblyis selected this year to Universalitya text within existential reach. Jonathan Buckley, BBC Short Story Award winner in 2015, is selected for One Boat.

Other names to follow closely: Susan Choi. author awarded several times, with Flashlighta novel born from a news initially published in The New Yorker; Ben Markovits, a former basketball player who has become a writer, with The Rest of Our Lives ; and Katie Kitamura, who presents Audition. Canadian Maria Reva, of Ukrainian origin, is selected for Endlingwhile Benjamin Wood, used to European prize selections, defends Seascraper. Finally, the Author and Albanian-American playwright Ledia Xhoga makes an entrance with Misinterpretation.

On the publishing houses side. Penguin Random House dresses numerically, with five titles out of thirteen via his brands Jonathan Cape, Hamish extended list known Hamilton, Fern Press and Viking. But Faber & Faber. a historic independent house, achieves a good performance with three titles (Love Forms, Universality, The Rest of Our Lives). Also note. the first selection of a novel by Fitzcarraldo editions, a independent house very noticed in recent years for its numerous nominations at the International Booker. Daunt Books Originals, with Misinterpretation, is selected for the second consecutive year.

Chaired by Roddy Doyle. winner of the Booker in 1993, the 2025 jury is made up of Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, Sarah Jessica Parker, Chris Power and Kiley Reid. Doyle.

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On September 23, 2025, the shortlist Six novels will be announced during a public event at the Southbank Center’s Royal Festival Hall extended list known in London. On November 10, 2025, the name of the winner or the winner will be unveiled during a ceremony in Old Billingsgate, London. The winner will receive £ 50,000, while the finalists will receive £ 2,500 each.

Samantha Harvey is the 2024 winner for her Orbital. In eight weeks. the novel dominated sales rankings in the United Kingdom and exceeded 700,000 copies sold all formats and territories combined. Translation rights have increased from 8 to 44 countries. Published in France at Flammarion in March 2024, 2,586 copies sold, according to Edistat. Its pocket version, published at I read in June 2025, sold 558 copies.

His counterpart. the International Booker Prize, has distinguished since 2015 a work translated into English, welcoming both the author and its translator, with a world range. Among its recent winners are Han Kang, Olga Tokarczuk or David Diop. Heart Lamp De Banu Mushtaq won the extended list known International Booker Prize 2025.

Crédits photo : Yuki Sugiura for Booker Prize Foundation

By Hocine Bouhadjera
Contact : hb@actualitte.com