Award List

Booker Prize Winners

The Booker Prize is awarded annually for the best novel written in English and published in the UK. Winners since 1969.

57 books total  ·  55 with summaries

Flesh by David Szalay — book cover
2025

Flesh
David Szalay
Orbital by Samantha Harvey — book cover
2024

Orbital
Samantha Harvey
Prophet Song by Paul Lynch — book cover
2023

Prophet Song
Paul Lynch
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka — book cover
2022

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
Shehan Karunatilaka
The Promise by Damon Galgut — book cover
2021

The Promise
Damon Galgut
Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart — book cover
2020

Shuggie Bain
Douglas Stuart
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo — book cover
2019

Girl, Woman, Other
Bernardine Evaristo
Milkman by Anna Burns — book cover
2018

Milkman
Anna Burns
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders — book cover
2017

Lincoln in the Bardo
George Saunders
The Sellout by Paul Beatty — book cover
2016

The Sellout
Paul Beatty
A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James — book cover
2015

A Brief History of Seven Killings
Marlon James
The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan — book cover
2014

The Narrow Road to the Deep North
Richard Flanagan
The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton — book cover
2013

The Luminaries
Eleanor Catton
Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel — book cover
2012

Bring Up the Bodies
Hilary Mantel
The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes — book cover
2011

The Sense of an Ending
Julian Barnes
The Finkler Question by Howard Jacobson — book cover
2010

The Finkler Question
Howard Jacobson
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel — book cover
2009

Wolf Hall
Hilary Mantel
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga — book cover
2008

The White Tiger
Aravind Adiga
The Gathering by Anne Enright — book cover
2007

The Gathering
Anne Enright
The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai — book cover
2006

The Inheritance of Loss
Kiran Desai
The Sea by John Banville — book cover
2005

The Sea
John Banville
The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst — book cover
2004

The Line of Beauty
Alan Hollinghurst
Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre — book cover
2003

Vernon God Little
DBC Pierre
Life of Pi by Yann Martel — book cover
2002

Life of Pi
Yann Martel
True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey — book cover
2001

True History of the Kelly Gang
Peter Carey
The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood — book cover
2000

The Blind Assassin
Margaret Atwood
Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee — book cover
1999

Disgrace
J.M. Coetzee
Amsterdam by Ian McEwan — book cover
1998

Amsterdam
Ian McEwan
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy — book cover
1997

The God of Small Things
Arundhati Roy
Last Orders by Graham Swift — book cover
1996

Last Orders
Graham Swift
The Ghost Road by Pat Barker — book cover
1995

The Ghost Road
Pat Barker
How Late It Was, How Late by James Kelman — book cover
1994

How Late It Was, How Late
James Kelman
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha by Roddy Doyle — book cover
1993

Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
Roddy Doyle
Sacred Hunger by Barry Unsworth — book cover
1992

Sacred Hunger
Barry Unsworth
The Famished Road by Ben Okri — book cover
1991

The Famished Road
Ben Okri
Possession by A.S. Byatt — book cover
1990

Possession
A.S. Byatt
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro — book cover
1989

The Remains of the Day
Kazuo Ishiguro
Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey — book cover
1988

Oscar and Lucinda
Peter Carey
Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively — book cover
1987

Moon Tiger
Penelope Lively
The Old Devils by Kingsley Amis — book cover
1986

The Old Devils
Kingsley Amis
The Bone People by Keri Hulme — book cover
1985

The Bone People
Keri Hulme
Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner — book cover
1984

Hotel du Lac
Anita Brookner
Life & Times of Michael K by J.M. Coetzee — book cover
1983

Life & Times of Michael K
J.M. Coetzee
Schindler's Ark by Thomas Keneally — book cover
1982

Schindler's Ark
Thomas Keneally
Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie — book cover
1981

Midnight's Children
Salman Rushdie
Offshore by Penelope Fitzgerald — book cover
1979

Offshore
Penelope Fitzgerald
The Sea, the Sea by Iris Murdoch — book cover
1978

The Sea, the Sea
Iris Murdoch
Saville by David Storey — book cover
1976

Saville
David Storey
Heat and Dust by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala — book cover
1975

Heat and Dust
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
The Conservationist by Nadine Gordimer — book cover
1974

The Conservationist
Nadine Gordimer
The Siege of Krishnapur by J.G. Farrell — book cover
1973

The Siege of Krishnapur
J.G. Farrell
G. by John Berger — book cover
1972

G.
John Berger
In a Free State by V.S. Naipaul — book cover
1971

In a Free State
V.S. Naipaul
The Elected Member by Bernice Rubens — book cover
1970

The Elected Member
Bernice Rubens
Something to Answer For by P.H. Newby — book cover
1969

Something to Answer For
P.H. Newby
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