Ten Finalists for 2013 Man Booker International Prize Announced

Posted on January 24, 2013

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.).

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