2012 Man Booker Prize overly populist. Whether or not as a response to this, the 2012 jury strongly emphasised the value of literary quality and linguistic innovation as criteria for inclusion. The winner was Hilary Mantel, an early favourite, for her book "Bring Up the Bodies", the sequel to her novel "Wolf Hall", which won the award in 2009. Mantel became the first woman, and the first Briton, to win the prize twice. A strong challenger to Mantel was established writer Will Self, who was nominated for the first time. Other shortlisters included second-time nominee Tan Twan Eng, Deborah Levy, who returned from a
Lost Man Booker Prize award of the prize was announced by Antonia Fraser and accepted by Farrell's brother Richard. If "Troubles" had won the Man Booker Prize in 1970 Farrell would have been the first author to win it twice, as he won it in 1973 for "The Siege of Krishnapur". Farrell's literary agent claimed Farrell would have been "thrilled" to have won the prize. Lost Man Booker Prize The Lost Man Booker Prize was a special edition of the Man Booker Prize awarded by a public vote in 2010 to a novel from 1970 as the books published in 1970 were not eligible