Lanny (novel)

Lanny is the second novel by Max Porter, published in March 2019.^[2][3][4][5] It is a missing-boy story, set in an English village within commuting distance of London.^[6][7] The book was described by Tim Smith-Laing in The Telegraph as being "between novella, long poem, and grief memoir",^[8] and by John Boyne in The Irish Times as "experimental fiction".^[9] It is named after the missing boy.^[10][11]

Lanny

Author	Max Porter
Language	English
Publisher	Faber and Faber
Publication date	7 March 2019[1]
Publication place	United Kingdom
ISBN	9780571340286

Lanny is set to be adapted into a film, produced by The Bureau and BBC Film, starring Rachel Weisz.^[12][13][14]

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2019	Books Are My Bag Readers' Awards	Fiction	Shortlisted	[15]
	Foyles Book of the Year	Fiction	Shortlisted
	Goodreads Choice Awards	Fiction	Nominated	[16]
	Gordon Burn Prize	—	Shortlisted	[17]
	Man Booker Prize	—	Longlisted	[18]
	Wainwright Prize	—	Longlisted	[19]
	Waterstones Book of the Year	—	Shortlisted	[20]
2020	Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence	Fiction	Longlisted	[21]
	BookTube Prize	Fiction	Shortlisted