The Man Booker International Prize judges have revealed the ten finalists for its sixth annual prize, which honors writers for achievements in fiction.
The authors come from all around the globe and stand to win a purse of £60,000 award. Six new nationalities are represented on the list for the first time this year. This includes writers from: Libya, Mozambique, Guadeloupe, Hungary, South Africa and Congo. Eighty percent of the authors have been translated into English, a large proportion compared to year’s past.
We’ve got the complete list after the jump.
Man Booker International Prize 2015 Finalists
- César Aira (Argentina)
- Hoda Barakat (Lebanon)
- Maryse Condé (Guadeloupe)
- Mia Couto (Mozambique)
- Amitav Ghosh (India)
- Fanny Howe (United States of America)
- Ibrahim al-Koni (Libya)
- László Krasznahorkai (Hungary)
- Alain Mabanckou (Republic of Congo)
- Marlene van Niekerk (South Africa)