Anne Enright makes longlist for Man Booker
Irish author Anne Enright is in contention for the Man Booker Prize.
Her novel The Green Road is one of 13 books vying for one of the literary world's most prestigious awards.
It is described as a darkly glinting novel set in Co Clare and is a story of fracture and family, selfishness and compassion.
Enright previously won the award for her novel The Gathering in 2007.
The other Longlisted novels are:
Bill Clegg (US) - Did You Ever Have a Family
Marlon James (Jamaica) A Brief History of Seven Killings
Laila Lalami (US) The Moor's Account
Tom McCarthy (UK) Satin Island
Chigozie Obioma (Nigeria) The Fishermen
Andrew O’Hagan (UK) The Illuminations
Marilynne Robinson (US) Lila
Anuradha Roy (India) Sleeping on Jupiter
Sunjeev Sahota (UK) The Year of the Runaways
Anna Smaill (New Zealand) The Chimes;
Anne Tyler (US) A Spool of Blue Thread
Hanya Yanagihara (US) A Little Life.
The shortlist will be announced on Tuesday September 15 and the winner will be announced on Tuesday October 13.
