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	'''The Best of the Booker''' is a special prize awarded in commemoration of the [[Booker Prize]]'s 40th anniversary. Eligible books included the 41{{Ref label\|number\|A\|A}} winners of the [[Booker Prize]] since its inception in 1968.<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news \|url=~~http~~://~~books~~.~~guardian~~.~~co.uk~~/~~news~~/~~articles~~/~~0,,2258500,00.html~~ \|access-date=2008-07-12 \|title=Best of the Booker' pits Rushdie against 40 pretenders \|last=Pauli \|first=Michelle \|publisher=The Guardian \|date=2008-02-21}}</ref> The six shortlisted titles were announced on 12 May 2008 and were chosen by novelist [[Victoria Glendinning]], broadcaster [[Mariella Frostrup]] and Professor of English at [[University College London]] [[John Mullan (academic)\|John Mullan]].<ref name="BoB">{{cite web \|url=http://www.themanbookerprize.com/news/release/1080 \|access-date=2008-07-12 \|title=The Best of the Booker shortlist announced \|publisher=The Man Booker Prizes \|date=2008-05-12 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517182716/http://www.themanbookerprize.com/news/release/1080 \|archive-date=2008-05-17 }}</ref> Among the nominees were the only two authors at that time to have won the Booker twice, [[Peter Carey (novelist)\|Peter Carey]] and [[J. M. Coetzee]], nominated for their novels ''[[Oscar & Lucinda]]'' (1988) and ''[[Disgrace (novel)\|Disgrace]]'' (1999) respectively.<ref name="BoB"/>		'''The Best of the Booker''' was a special prize awarded in commemoration of the [[Booker Prize]]'s 40th anniversary in 2008. Eligible books included the 41{{Ref label\|number\|A\|A}} winners of the [[Booker Prize]] since its inception in 1968.<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/feb/21/salmanrushdie \|access-date=2008-07-12 \|title=Best of the Booker' pits Rushdie against 40 pretenders \|last=Pauli \|first=Michelle \|publisher=The Guardian \|date=2008-02-21}}</ref> The six shortlisted titles were announced on 12 May 2008 and were chosen by novelist [[Victoria Glendinning]], broadcaster [[Mariella Frostrup]] and Professor of English at [[University College London]] [[John Mullan (academic)\|John Mullan]].<ref name="BoB">{{cite web \|url=http://www.themanbookerprize.com/news/release/1080 \|access-date=2008-07-12 \|title=The Best of the Booker shortlist announced \|publisher=The Man Booker Prizes \|date=2008-05-12 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517182716/http://www.themanbookerprize.com/news/release/1080 \|archive-date=2008-05-17 }}</ref> Among the nominees were the only two authors at that time to have won the Booker twice, [[Peter Carey (novelist)\|Peter Carey]] and [[J. M. Coetzee]], nominated for their novels ''[[Oscar & Lucinda]]'' (1988) and ''[[Disgrace (novel)\|Disgrace]]'' (1999) respectively.<ref name="BoB"/>

	The winner, as chosen by a public vote, was [[Salman Rushdie]]'s ''[[Midnight's Children]]'', and was announced on July 10 at the London Literature Festival.<ref>{{cite news \|url=~~http~~://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7499495.stm \|title=Rushdie wins Best of Booker prize \|publisher=BBC News \|date=2008-07-10}}</ref> ''Midnight's Children'' not only won the 1981 Booker, but also the special 1993 [[Booker of Bookers]] prize, which commemorated the award's 25th anniversary.<ref name="Guardian"/>		The winner, as chosen by a public vote, was [[Salman Rushdie]]'s ''[[Midnight's Children]]'', and was announced on July 10 at the London Literature Festival.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7499495.stm \|title=Rushdie wins Best of Booker prize \|publisher=BBC News \|date=2008-07-10}}</ref> ''Midnight's Children'' not only won the 1981 Booker, but also the special 1993 Booker of Bookers prize, which commemorated the award's 25th anniversary.<ref name="Guardian"/>

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{{Short description|Literary prize awarded in 2008}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
'''The Best of the Booker''' is a special prize awarded in commemoration of the [[Booker Prize]]'s 40th anniversary. Eligible books included the 41{{Ref label|number|A|A}} winners of the [[Booker Prize]] since its inception in 1968.<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news |url=http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,,2258500,00.html |access-date=2008-07-12 |title=Best of the Booker' pits Rushdie against 40 pretenders |last=Pauli |first=Michelle |publisher=The Guardian |date=2008-02-21}}</ref> The six shortlisted titles were announced on 12 May 2008 and were chosen by novelist [[Victoria Glendinning]], broadcaster [[Mariella Frostrup]] and Professor of English at [[University College London]] [[John Mullan (academic)|John Mullan]].<ref name="BoB">{{cite web |url=http://www.themanbookerprize.com/news/release/1080 |access-date=2008-07-12 |title=The Best of the Booker shortlist announced |publisher=The Man Booker Prizes |date=2008-05-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517182716/http://www.themanbookerprize.com/news/release/1080 |archive-date=2008-05-17 }}</ref> Among the nominees were the only two authors at that time to have won the Booker twice, [[Peter Carey (novelist)|Peter Carey]] and [[J. M. Coetzee]], nominated for their novels ''[[Oscar & Lucinda]]'' (1988) and ''[[Disgrace (novel)|Disgrace]]'' (1999) respectively.<ref name="BoB"/>

The winner, as chosen by a public vote, was [[Salman Rushdie]]'s ''[[Midnight's Children]]'', and was announced on July 10 at the London Literature Festival.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7499495.stm |title=Rushdie wins Best of Booker prize |publisher=BBC News |date=2008-07-10}}</ref> ''Midnight's Children'' not only won the 1981 Booker, but also the special 1993 [[Booker of Bookers]] prize, which commemorated the award's 25th anniversary.<ref name="Guardian"/>

The shortlisted titles were:
*(1973) [[J. G. Farrell]], ''[[The Siege of Krishnapur]]''
*(1974) [[Nadine Gordimer]], ''[[The Conservationist]]''
*(1981) [[Salman Rushdie]], ''[[Midnight's Children]]''
*(1988) [[Peter Carey (novelist)|Peter Carey]], ''[[Oscar & Lucinda]]''
*(1995) [[Pat Barker]], ''[[The Ghost Road]]''
*(1999) [[J. M. Coetzee]], ''[[Disgrace (novel)|Disgrace]]''

==Notes==
* {{note label|number|A|A}}The Booker prize was shared between two authors in 1974 and 1992, thus generating 41 winners in 39 years.

==References==
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