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2006 Booker Longlist

All the books on this year’s longlist – said to be the strongest of some years. The shortlist is announced on 14 September

1. Theft: A Love Story
by Peter Carey
 
2. The Inheritance of Loss
by Kiran Desai
 
3. Gathering the Water
by Robert Edric
 
4. Get a Life: A Novel
by Nadine Gordimer
 
5. The Secret River
by Kate Grenville
 
6. Carry Me Down
by M. J. Hyland
 
7. Kalooki Nights
by Howard Jacobson
 
8. Seven Lies: A Novel
by James Lasdun
 
9. The Other Side of the Bridge
by Mary Lawson
 
10. So Many Ways to Begin: A Novel
by Jon McGregor
 
11.
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In the Company of Men
by Hisham Matar
 
12. The Emperor's Children
by Claire Messud
 
13. Black Swan Green: A Novel
by David Mitchell
 
14. The Perfect Man
by Naeem Murr
 
15.
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Be Near Me
by Andrew O'Hagan
 
16. The Testament of Gideon Mack
by James Robertson
 
17. Mother's Milk
by Edward St.Aubyn
 
18. The Ruby in Her Navel: A Novel of Love and Intrigue in the 12th Century
by Barry Unsworth
 
19. The Night Watch
by Sarah Waters
 
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Created by Izzie2006 on Aug 15, 2006.