Darkmans
British novelist, born 1966.
Darkmans is a 2007 novel by Nicola Barker. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2007.
On 2 of the 16 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Nicola Barker
- First published
- 2007
- Length
- 848 pages (UK paperback)
- Awards
- Booker Prize shortlist, 2007
- Genre
- Literary fiction, Gothic, Postmodern
Is Darkmans worth reading?
2 of the 16 best-of lists it could have made include it: the Booker Prize and The 100 best books of the 21st century (The Guardian).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| Booker Prize (winners and shortlists) (Booker Prize Foundation, 2007) | Shortlist | See the list |
| The 100 best books of the 21st century (The Guardian, 2019) | No. 93 | See the list |
Best edition of Darkmans
The edition we link to is the Fourth Estate paperback (2011), 848 pages.
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate (paperback, 2011)
- Pages
- 848
- ISBN
- 9780007193639
How critics, prizes and readers rate Darkmans
Prize juries and critics rate it about equally: it earned 17% on prize lists and 12% on critics' lists, against 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work