British Indian novelist Sunjeev Sahota misses out from the Booker Prize shortlist

September 14, 2021 23:27

The 2021 Booker Prize shortlist, unveiled at a virtual event in London on Tuesday, includes six finalists for the prestigious award for works of fiction, with an equal male-female author split.

Indian-origin British novelist Sunjeev Sahot a, who had made the longlist with his acclaimed immigrant tale 'China Room', missed out in the final running.

Sri Lankan Tamil author Anuk Arudpragasam made the cut with 'A Passage North'; South African author Damon Galgut for 'The Promise'; Americans Patricia Lockdwood for 'No One is Talking About this', Richard Powers for 'Bewilderment', and Maggie Shipstead for 'Great Circle'; and British-Somali author Nadifa Mohamed 'The Fortune Men'.

"With so many ambitious and intelligent books before us, the judges engaged in rich discussions not only about the qualities of any given title, but often about the purpose of fiction itself. We are pleased to present a shortlist that delivers as wide a range of original stories as it does voices and styles," said historian Maya Jasanoff, Chair of the 2021 Booker judges.

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