I think of the Booker as a prize that is a threshold, a place looking forward into the truly new with a glorious sense of the richness of literature behind it. Thresholds are places of risk. The Booker knows this.
The Booker longlist for 2024 features a diverse range of authors, including the first Native American author to be longlisted and the first Dutch author. Themes cover multigenerational sagas, post-war Netherlands, and girls' boxing tournaments.
The longlist includes works by authors from Canada, Ireland, Australia, and the U.S., with six American authors nominated this year. Themes explored range from character studies to tales of exile and displacement.
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