7月27日,2017年度布克奖长名单公布。印度女作家阿兰达蒂·洛伊的《极乐部门》、美国作家科尔森·怀特黑德的《地下铁道》、美国作家保罗·奥斯特的《4321》、英国作家扎迪·史密斯的《摇摆时光》等13部作品榜上有名。在布克奖设立之初,只有英国、爱尔兰及英联邦国家的作家才能入围参评。2014年之后,评奖范围扩展到了所有用英语 July 27, 2017 annual list of Prize winners announced. The Bliss Department of Indian woman writer Arandati Loei, the Underground Railway by American writer Colson Whitehead, the 4321 by American writer Paul Auster, the Swaying of British writer Zady Smith, Time "and other 13 works on the list. At the beginning of the Booker Prize, only English, Irish and Commonwealth writers were nominated. After 2014, the award was extended to all in English