Shortlist announced for 2021 Booker Prize

No Irish author shortlisted this year - but a world of stories to discover
Shortlist announced for 2021 Booker Prize

(The Booker Prize/PA)

Tue, 14 Sep, 2021 - 16:37
Naomi Clarke, PA Entertainment Reporter

The six books shortlisted for the prestigious 2021 Booker Prize for fiction explore themes including racism, injustice, freedom and constraints on womenā€™s lives.

The only shortlisted author of British descent is Somali-British novelist Nadifa Mohamed for The Fortune Men.

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