10 finalists named for Man Booker International Prize
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Chinese author Yan Lianke wrote Serve The People! his first novel to be translated into English. American author Marilynne Robinson, Israel's Aharon Appelfeld and Yan Lianke are among 10 finalists for the Man Booker International Prize for fiction. -- PHOTO: YAN LIANKE
JAIPUR, India (AP) - American author Marilynne Robinson, Israel's Aharon Appelfeld and China's Yan Lianke are among 10 finalists for the Man Booker International Prize for fiction.
The award, an offshoot of Britain's better-known Man Booker novel-of-the-year prize, is awarded for a lifetime's work. It is open to authors of all nationalities whose work is available in English.
Finalists announced on Thursday at the Jaipur Literary Festival in India include Lydia Davis of the United States, Pakistan's Intizar Husain, France's Marie NDiaye and Indian writer U.R. Ananthamurthy.
Josip Novakovich of Canada, Russia's Vladimir Sorokin and Swiss writer Peter Stamm round out the list.
