The 13
books in contention for the Man Booker International Prize were revealed today. It is given to a book in English translation,
with a £50,000 prize for the winning title, to be shared equally between author
and translator. Its aim is to encourage more publishing and reading of quality
works in translation.
The longlist
is as follows: Author (nationality), Translator, Title
José
Eduardo Agualusa (Angola), Daniel Hahn, A
General Theory of Oblivion
Elena Ferrante (Italy), Ann Goldstein, The
Story of the Lost Child (I
reviewed this title on December 18, 2015)
Han Kang
(South Korea), Deborah Smith, The
Vegetarian
Maylis de
Kerangal (France), Jessica Moore, Mend
the Living
Eka
Kurniawan (Indonesia), Labodalih Sembiring, Man
Tiger
Yan Lianke (China),
Carlos Rojas, The Four Books
Fiston
Mwanza Mujila (Democratic Republic of Congo/Austria), Roland Glasser, Tram 83
Raduan
Nassar (Brazil), Stefan Tobler, A Cup of
Rage
Marie
NDiaye (France), Jordan Stump, Ladivine
Kenzaburō
Ōe (Japan), Deborah Boliner Boem, Death
by Water
Aki
Ollikainen (Finland), Emily Jeremiah & Fleur Jeremiah, White Hunger
Orhan Pamuk
(Turkey), Ekin Oklap, A Strangeness in My
Mind
Robert
Seethaler (Austria), Charlotte Collins, A
Whole Life
A shortlist
of six books will be announced on April 14 and the winner, on May 16
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