The final results of this year's Booker Prize are about to be announced. Six works are shortlisted. The novel by Scottish writer Graeme Macrae Burnet is very likely to win this award. There are many successful writers competing against him for the award. Despite this, this work that "takes risks in language and structure" still has a good chance.

Burnet's His Bloody Project, published by independent Scottish publisher Saraband, tells the story of a murder that occurred in a 19th-century closed crofting community. It will compete with five other works for the Booker Prize, which carries a prize of up to £50,000. In a previous book review, Justine Jordan once commented: "The story is as fascinating as a devil, and it definitely deserves the attention of the Booker Prize judges."

Amanda Foreman serves as chair of this year’s Booker Prize. The jury rejected works by famous writers including Nobel Prize winner and South African writer John Maxwell Coetzee (JM Coetzee), Costa Book Prize winner A.L. Kennedy and Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout.

In addition to Burnat's "His Bloody Plan", American writer Ottessa Moshfegh's psychological thriller "Eileen" is also shortlisted for the Booker Prize. At only 35 years old, Otessa Moshfeger is the youngest candidate on this list.

American writer Paul Beatty was also nominated for his satire "The Sellout," which tells the story of a man who wants to restore slavery and re-establish segregation in schools. Critic Seth Colter Walls called it "a caustic but honest work", while comedian Sarah Silverman praised Beatty's humor as "a surgeon applying anesthetic". It is worth mentioning that "Sold Out" is also published by an independent publishing house, Oneworld. Last year, "A Brief History of Seven Murders" by Jamaican writer Marlon James, the Booker Prize-winning work, was published.A Brief History of Seven Killings) was also published by this publishing house.

British writer Deborah Levy, who was shortlisted for the 2012 Booker Prize, is once again shortlisted for her new work "Hot Milk". This work explores issues such as female anger, sexuality and the boundaries of the mother-daughter relationship. Critics are also quite optimistic about it. Critic Erica Wagner called "Hot Milk" a "powerful work of life" that "will leave the tingling feeling lingering even after reading the last page."

The last two writers on the short list both have ties to Canada. One is Canadian-born writer David Szalay, whose work "All That Man Is" tells the story of nine men far away from home; the other is Canadian Madeleine Thien, whose work "Do Not Say We Have Nothing" tells a story related to China.

"The Booker Prize is judged extremely rigorously and very few works survive. After re-reading the works on the Booker Prize longlist, we have to re-select these extremely diverse works. It is a painful and exciting experience, but only in this way can we select the powerful ones. Writing. As a judging panel, we are certainly very happy - many writers are willing to challenge themselves in the language and structure of their works. The six novels on the final list reflect contemporary culture, they break through the obstacles in unconventional narratives, explore the unknown, and are willing to work on different themes."

——Amanda Forman, chair of this year’s Booker Prize jury

At an event at bookseller Foyles, online editor Frances Gertler said the final list of six works was "exciting and broad-minded", and will continue the Booker Prize’s trend of “bringing new faces to the world.” Gartler said Levy was the only writer on the list known to readers. "Burnet's historical crime novels are likely to be recognized by readers and win awards in a literary genre that has always been underappreciated," she also said. "Sheehan's grasp of Chinese themes is very deep, but Sauroy's description of male images is also subtle enough."

Chris White, fiction buyer at Waterstones, said “I was really surprised by the judges’ choice.” He said: "There are no names on this list such as McEwan, Barnes, Theremin and Swift, which are more familiar to readers, and the two films that I like most are "The North Water" and "My Name is Lucy Barton". Barton) were not selected. I have to say that this list definitely stimulates readers' interest in reading and exposes them to really good works. For me, if I were a judge, maybe Levy and Sauloi's work would win. But who knows, I guessed wrong almost every time.

The shortlist for this year's Man Booker Prize is 13 works selected from 155 works. Works published between October 2015 and 2016 and written in English will have the opportunity to compete for the 2016 Man Booker Prize.

(Translation: Liu Yanqi)