The 2006 Man Booker Prize was awarded at a ceremony on 10 October 2006. The prize was awarded to Kiran Desai for The Inheritance of Loss.
| Author | Title | Genre(s) | Country | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiran Desai | The Inheritance of Loss | Novel | India | Hamish Hamilton | |
| Kate Grenville | The Secret River | Novel | Australia | Canongate | |
| M. J. Hyland | Carry Me Down | Novel | Australia, UK | Canongate | |
| Hisham Matar | In the Country of Men | Novel | UK | Viking | |
| Edward St Aubyn | Mother's Milk | Novel | UK | Picador | |
| Sarah Waters | The Night Watch | Novel | UK | Virago |
| Author | Title | Genre(s) | Country | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Carey | Novel | Australia | Faber & Faber | ||
| Kiran Desai | The Inheritance of Loss | Novel | India | Hamish Hamilton | |
| Robert Edric | Gathering the Water | Novel | UK | Black Swan | |
| Nadine Gordimer | Get a Life | Novel | South Africa | Bloomsbury | |
| Kate Grenville | The Secret River | Novel | Australia | Canongate | |
| M. J. Hyland | Carry Me Down | Novel | Australia, UK | Canongate | |
| Howard Jacobson | Kalooki Nights | Novel | UK | Jonathan Cape | |
| James Lasdun | Seven Lies | Novel | UK | Jonathan Cape | |
| Mary Lawson | The Other Side of the Bridge | Novel | Canada | Chatto & Windus | |
| Hisham Matar | In the Country of Men | Novel | UK | Viking | |
| Jon McGregor | So Many Ways to Begin | Novel | UK | Bloomsbury | |
| Claire Messud | The Emperor's Children | Novel | Canada | Picador | |
| David Mitchell | Black Swan Green | Novel | UK | Sceptre | |
| Naeem Murr | The Perfect Man | Novel | UK | Penguin | |
| Andrew O'Hagan | Be Near Me | Novel | UK | Faber & Faber | |
| James Robertson | The Testament of Gideon Mack | Novel | UK | Hamish Hamilton | |
| Edward St Aubyn | Mother's Milk | Novel | UK | Picador | |
| Barry Unsworth | The Ruby in Her Navel | Novel | UK | Hamish Hamilton | |
| Sarah Waters | The Night Watch | Novel | UK | Virago |