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Booker Prize 2015

The 2015 Booker Prize went to A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James. 6 books made the shortlist and 13 the longlist.

Winner

  1. A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon Jamessource (opens in a new tab)

Shortlist

  1. A Little Life by Hanya Yanagiharasource (opens in a new tab)
  2. A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tylersource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Satin Island by Tom McCarthysource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Fishermen by Chigozie Obiomasource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Year of the Runaways by Sunjeev Sahotasource (opens in a new tab)

Longlist

  1. Did You Ever Have a Family by Bill Cleggsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Lila by Marilynne Robinsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Sleeping on Jupiter by Anuradha Roysource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Chimes by Anna Smaillsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Green Road by Anne Enrightsource (opens in a new tab)
  6. The Illuminations by Andrew O'Hagansource (opens in a new tab)
  7. The Moor's Account by Laila Lalamisource (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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