| 2020Booker Prize | |
|---|---|
| Date | 19 November 2020 |
| Location | Roundhouse, London |
| Country | United Kingdom & Ireland |
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The2020 Booker Prize for Fiction was announced on 19 November 2020.[1] The Booker longlist of 13 books was announced on 27 July,[2] and was narrowed down to a shortlist of six on 15 September.[3] The Prize was awarded toDouglas Stuart for hisdebut novel,Shuggie Bain, receiving £50,000.[4] Stuart is the second Scottish author to win theBooker Prize, after it was awarded toJames Kelman forHow Late It Was, How Late in 1994.[5] The ceremony was hosted byJohn Wilson at theRoundhouse in Central London, and broadcast by theBBC.[6] As a result of theCOVID-19 pandemic, the shortlisted authors and guest speakers appeared virtually from their respective homes.[7]
| Author | Title | Genre(s) | Country | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Stuart | Shuggie Bain | Novel | United Kingdom/United States | Picador /Pan Macmillan |
| Diane Cook | The New Wilderness | Novel | United States | Oneworld Publications |
| Tsitsi Dangarembga | This Mournable Body | Novel | Zimbabwe | Faber & Faber |
| Avni Doshi | Burnt Sugar | Novel | United States | Hamish Hamilton /Penguin Random House |
| Maaza Mengiste | The Shadow King | Novel | Ethiopia / United States | Canongate Books |
| Brandon Taylor | Real Life | Novel | United States | Originals /Daunt Books Publishing |