Overview
- The six-book shortlist features Andrew Miller, Kiran Desai, David Szalay, Susan Choi, Katie Kitamura and Ben Markovits.
- UK bookmaker William Hill lists Miller at 15-8 for The Land in Winter, with Desai at 2-1 for The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny.
- A win for Desai would make her the fifth author to secure two Booker Prizes, alongside J.M. Coetzee, Peter Carey, Margaret Atwood and Hilary Mantel.
- The shortlist reflects post-2014 eligibility rules, including three U.S. writers and Desai, who has long lived in New York.
- The prize confers a significant boost to the winner’s sales and public profile in addition to the cash award.