Man Booker International prize 2015 shortlist announced

Shortlisted: Contenders for the Man Booker International Prize 2015 are (clockwise from top left) Cesar Aira (Argentina), Hoda Barakat (Lebanon), Maryse Conde (Guadeloupe), Mia Couto (Mozambique), Amitav Ghosh (India), Fanny Howe (USA), Ibrahim Al-Koni (Libya), L

The Man Booker International Prize 2015 shortlist features a surprising and diverse lineup of first-time contenders.

From Guadeloupian novelist Maryse Conde to French-Congolese writer Alain Mabanckou, a world-spanning shortlist for the Man Booker International prize will offer readers “an extraordinary variety of experiences”, according to chair of judges Marina Warner.