2008年布克奖提名名单（长名单）公布，我好像都很不熟悉呀。

Aravind Adiga The White Tiger
Gaynor Arnold Girl in a Blue Dress
Sebastian Barry The Secret Scripture
John Berger From A to X
Michelle de Kretser The Lost Dog
Amitav Ghosh Sea of Poppies
Linda Grant The Clothes on Their Backs
Mohammed Hanif A Case of Exploding Mangoes
Philip Hensher The Northern Clemency
Joseph O’Neill Netherland
Salman Rushdie The Enchantress of Florence
Tom Rob Smith Child 44
Steve Toltz A Fraction of the Whole

最后的竞逐名单（短名单）将于9月9日公布；获奖者将于10月14日公布，届时在伦敦市政厅将会举行颁奖大典。（The shortlist will be announced on September 9 and the winner will be announced on October 14 at an awards ceremony at Guildhall, London.）【来源】