Mister Pip
New Zealand novelist, born 1955.
Mister Pip is a 2006 novel by Lloyd Jones. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2007.
On 2 of the 13 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Lloyd Jones
- First published
- 2006
- Length
- 240 pages (UK paperback)
- Awards
- Booker Prize shortlist, 2007
- Genre
- Literary fiction, Coming of age, War and conflict
Is Mister Pip worth reading?
2 of the 13 best-of lists it could have made include it: the Booker Prize and Richard & Judy Book Club picks.
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| Booker Prize (winners and shortlists) (Booker Prize Foundation, 2007) | Shortlist | See the list |
| Richard & Judy Book Club picks (Richard & Judy / WHSmith, 2004-) | Listed | See the list |
Best edition of Mister Pip
The edition we link to is the John Murray paperback (2008), 240 pages.
- Publisher
- John Murray (paperback, 2008)
- Pages
- 240
- ISBN
- 9780719569944
How critics, prizes and readers rate Mister Pip
Prize juries rate it most highly: it earned 33% of the points available on prize lists, against 8% on readers' and booksellers' lists and 0% on critics' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work