Man Booker Prize Longlist 2005

We're getting into awards season for the publishing industry, and while I have ignored the Quills (they're essentially for whatever books are selling the best as opposed to being awarded for quality), the Booker Prize always has some interesting offerings. This year's list includes:

The Harmony Silk Factory, by Tash Aw
The Sea, by John Banville
Arthur & George, by Julian Barnes
A Long Long Way, by Sebastian Barry
Slow Man, by J.M. Coetzee
In the Fold, by Rachel Cusk
Never Let Me Go, by Kazuo Ishiguro
All for Love, by Dan Jacobson
A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian, by Marina Lewycka
Beyond Black, by Hilary Mantel
Saturday, by Ian McEwan
The People's Act of Love, by James Meek
Shalimar the Clown, by Salman Rushdie
The Accidental, by Ali Smith
On Beauty, by Zadie Smith
This Thing of Darkness, by Harry Thompson
This Is the Country, by William Wall

This group will be narrowed down to a shortlist on September 8th, with the winner announced on October 10th.