October 2002 - Yann Martel was named the winner of the £50,000 Man Booker Prize for Fiction for his novel, Life of Pi.

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The Man Booker Prize for Fiction represents the very best in contemporary fiction.  One of the world’s most prestigious awards, and one of incomparable influence, it continues to be the pinnacle of ambition for every fiction writer.

The prize aims to reward the best novel of the year written by a citizen of the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland. The Man Booker judges are selected from the country’s finest critics, writers and academics to maintain the consistent excellence of the prize.  The winner of the Man Booker Prize receives £50,000 and both the winner and the shortlisted authors are guaranteed a worldwide readership plus a dramatic increase in book sales.

For more information, visit The Man Booker Prize website.

The 2002 MAN BOOKER WINNER:

• Life of Pi by Yann Martel

The 2002 MAN BOOKER SHORT LIST:

• Family Matters by Rohinton Mistry
• Unless by Carol Shields
• The Story of Lucy Gault by William Trevor
• Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
• Dirt Music by Tim Winton

The remaining 2002 MAN BOOKER LONG LIST:

• The Strange Case of Dr Simmond and Dr Glas by Dannie Abse
• Shroud by John Banville
• Critical Injuries by Joan Barfoot
• Any Human Heart by William Boyd
• The Next Big Thing by Anita Brookner
• Peacetime by Robert Edric
• Spies by Michael Frayn
• Still Here by Linda Grant
• The Mulberry Empire by Philip Hensher
• Who's Sorry Now? by Howard Jacobson
• If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things by Jon McGregor
• The Autograph Man by Zadie Smith
• To the Last City by Colin Thubron