Drum roll please… The moment you’ve all been waiting for, the #ManBooker2015 longlist is: pic.twitter.com/5BYxgzGxQp — Man Booker Prize (@ManBookerPrize) July 29, 2015

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LONDON: Indian writer Anuradha Roy ’s latest work on the malaise of sexual abuse in India has been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2015.Her book ' Sleeping on Jupiter ' that tells the story of Nomi and is set in Jarmuli - a city of temples and a centre of healing on the edge of the ocean has made it among the 13 books selected for the £50,000 literary prize.The story is about Nomi, a young girl who is taken from her family and finds herself in an ashram, overseen by a charismatic guru. But Guruji’s charm masks a predatory menace and the young girl faces danger. Around 20 years later, Nomi returns to Jarmuli with a documentary film crew. All has changed in a town that she no longer knows, as tourists and market traders bustle, banter and chase their dreams amidst the temples of her youth.Seeking the truth about what happened to her and her family, Nomi finds herself chasing shadows in a town that has reinvented itself. But when she returns to the ashram that haunts her dreams, she discovers some scars cannot be washed away.This is the second year that the prize, first awarded in 1969, has been open to writers of any nationality, writing originally in English and published in the UK.Previously, the prize was open only to authors from the UK and the Commonwealth, Republic of Ireland and Zimbabwe.The wide ranging international longlist includes the first Jamaican author while the 2007 winner Anne Enright is amongst the contenders. Three debut writers are also going up against established names.The longlist includes American writer Bill Clegg’s 'Did You Ever Have a Family', Irish writer Anne Enright’s 'The Green Road', Marlon James’ (Jamaica) 'A Brief History of Seven Killings' and Tom McCarthy’s (UK) 'Satin Island'.Also shortlisted are British writer Sunjeev Sahota’s The Year of the Runaways and Kiwi writer Anna Smaill’s The Chimes.Chair of the 2015 judges Michael Wood said “We had a great time choosing this list. Discussions weren’t always peaceful, but they were always very friendly. The submissions were extraordinary”.The judges were struck by the international spectrum of the novels, with the long list featuring three British writers, five US writers and one apiece from the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, India, Nigeria and Jamaica.Marlon James, who currently lives in Minneapolis, is the first Jamaican-born author to be nominated for the prize. Laila Lalami, now based in Santa Monica but born in Rabat, is the first Moroccan-born.There are three debut novelists on the list: Bill Clegg, Chigozie Obioma and Anna Smaill.The 2015 winner will be announced on October 13 in London’s Guildhall.The shortlisted authors will each receive £2,500 and a specially bound edition of their book.