Carey Makes Man Booker Prize Longlist Again

The Australian author, who won the prestigious prize in 1988 and again in 2001, has been cited for his latest novel Parrot and Oliver in America.

David Mitchell, Damon Galgut and Rose Tremain - all shortlisted in previous years - are also in contention again.The 2010 shortlist will be announced on September 7 ahead of the prize-giving, to be held in London on October 12. The winner will receive £50,000, while the five runners-up will each receive £2,500 each. Other writers in the running this year include Howard Jacobson, Helen Dunmore, Alan Warner and Andrea Levy.