The ten finalists for the fifth Man Booker International Prize have been announced. The prize is awarded every two years to a living author who has published fiction either originally in English or whose work is available in English as a translation. The list includes authors from nine different countries. Here is a list of the finalists:
- U.R. Ananthamurthy (India)
- Aharon Appelfeld (Israel)
- Lydia Davis (USA)
- Intizar Husain (Pakistan)
- Yan Lianke (China)
- Marie NDiaye (France)
- Josip Novakovich (Canada)
- Marilynne Robinson (USA)
- Vladimir Sorokin (Russia)
- Peter Stamm (Switzerland)
The winner will be announced in London on May 22, 2013. Author Philip Roth won the prize in 2011. The award carries a 60,000 pound prize (about $94.728 U.S.).
