George Saunders, Fiona Mozley and Emily Fridlund are nominated for their first novels, alongside new books from Ali Smith and Paul Auster
American heavyweights Paul Auster and George Saunders are to go head to head on the Man Booker prize shortlist, as major names from British fiction fall by the wayside.
This year’s judges, chaired by Baroness Lola Young, announced their shortlist of six titles this morning. Alongside Auster and Saunders, the 29-year-old British debut novelist Fiona Mozley has secured a place in the final line-up, as has Ali Smith, who is shortlisted for the Booker for the fourth time with her post-Brexit novel Autumn. But a host of award-winning writers failed to make the cut, with former winner Arundhati Roy missing out on a place, as did Sebastian Barry and Zadie Smith.
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