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Booker Prize 2010

The 2010 Booker Prize went to The Finkler Question by Howard Jacobson. 6 books made the shortlist and 13 the longlist.

Winner

  1. The Finkler Question by Howard Jacobsonsource (opens in a new tab)

Shortlist

  1. C by Tom McCarthysource (opens in a new tab)
  2. In a Strange Room by Damon Galgutsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Parrot and Olivier in America by Peter Careysource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Room by Emma Donoghuesource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Long Song by Andrea Levysource (opens in a new tab)

Longlist

  1. February by Lisa Mooresource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Skippy Dies by Paul Murraysource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Betrayal by Helen Dunmoresource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Slap by Christos Tsiolkassource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Stars in the Bright Sky by Alan Warnersource (opens in a new tab)
  6. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchellsource (opens in a new tab)
  7. Trespass by Rose Tremainsource (opens in a new tab)

About the Booker Prize

Every longlisted, shortlisted and winning novel for the Booker Prize (Man Booker Prize 2006-2018) from 2006 to 2025, taken from the official per-year pages at thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/prize-years/{year}.

Organization: Booker Prize Foundation. Years are award years, which can differ from publication years. Official site (opens in a new tab)

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