Booker prize longlist 2022: Full list of writers aged 20 to 87

Lowenna Waters27 July 2022

The Booker Prize longlist has arrived and this year’s shows a broader range than ever, as it features its youngest and oldest-ever authors, along with debut novels as well as the shortest book ever to be nominated for the prize.

Five judges read 169 books to determine the longlist, and of the 13 books longlisted, three are debut novels, including After Sappho by Selby Wynn Schwartz, Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley, and Maps of our Spectacular Bodies by Maddie Mortimer.

At 20 years old, Leila Mottley is now the youngest-ever author to be long-listed, while Alan Garner, 87, is the oldest. At 116 pages, Claire Keegan’s Small Things Like These is the shortest book to ever appear on the longlist.

Previously shortlisted authors NoViolet Bulawayo, Karen Joy Fowler and Graeme Macrae Burnet, and previously longlisted Elizabeth Strout are recognised, and the majority of writers have been published by independent publishers, including first-time appearances from Influx Press and Sort of Books.

In a statement, Neil MacGregor, chair of the Booker Prize 2022 judges, said: “Exceptionally well written and carefully crafted, in whatever genre, they seem to us to exploit and expand what the language can do.”

He added: “The list offers story, fable and parable, fantasy, mystery, meditation and thriller.”

The shortlist comes out on September 6, and the winner will be announced on October 17.

The Booker prize 2022 longlist

Glory by NoViolet Bulawayo

Trust by Hernan Diaz

The Trees by Percival Everett

Booth by Karen Joy Fowler

Treacle Walker by Alan Garner

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shahan Karunatilaka

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

Case Study by Graeme Macrae Burnet

The Colony by Audrey Magee

Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies by Maddie Mortimer

Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley

After Sappho by Selby Lynn Schwartz

Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout

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