Man Booker Prize 2006

The longlist includes the books that went on to the shortlist.

• The Inheritance of Loss Kiran Desai

  

  The Inheritance of Loss

  Kiran Desai

  Winner
• Carry Me Down M. J. Hyland

  

  Carry Me Down

  M. J. Hyland

  Shortlist
• In the Country of Men Hisham Matar

  

  In the Country of Men

  Hisham Matar

  Shortlist
• Mother’s Milk Edward St Aubyn

  

  Mother’s Milk

  Edward St Aubyn

  Shortlist
• The Night Watch Sarah Waters

  

  The Night Watch

  Sarah Waters

  Shortlist
• The Secret River Kate Grenville

  

  The Secret River

  Kate Grenville

  Shortlist
• Be Near Me Andrew O’Hagan

  

  Be Near Me

  Andrew O’Hagan
• Black Swan Green David Mitchell

  

  Black Swan Green

  David Mitchell
• Gathering the Water Robert Edric

  

  Gathering the Water

  Robert Edric
• Get a Life Nadine Gordimer

  

  Get a Life

  Nadine Gordimer
• Kalooki Nights Howard Jacobson

  

  Kalooki Nights

  Howard Jacobson
• Seven Lies James Lasdun

  

  Seven Lies

  James Lasdun
• So Many Ways to Begin Jon McGregor

  

  So Many Ways to Begin

  Jon McGregor
• The Emperor’s Children Claire Messud

  

  The Emperor’s Children

  Claire Messud
• The Other Side of the Bridge Mary Lawson

  

  The Other Side of the Bridge

  Mary Lawson
• The Perfect Man Naeem Murr

  

  The Perfect Man

  Naeem Murr
• The Ruby in Her Navel Barry Unsworth

  

  The Ruby in Her Navel

  Barry Unsworth
• The Testament of Gideon Mack James Robertson

  

  The Testament of Gideon Mack

  James Robertson
• Theft Peter Carey

  

  Theft

  Peter Carey