The 2017 Man Booker International Prize long list

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The 2017 Man Booker International Prize long list

1Chawton
Mar 15, 2017, 1:57 pm

The 2017 Man Booker international prize long list comprises the following books

1. Compass by Mathias Énard (France), translated by Charlotte Mandell and published by Fitzcarraldo Editions

2. Swallowing Mercury by Wioletta Greg (Poland), translated by Eliza Marciniak and published by Portobello Books

3. A Horse Walks Into a Bar by David Grossman (Israel), translated by Jessica Cohen and published by Jonathan Cape

4. War and Turpentine by Stefan Hertmans (Belgium), translated by David McKay and published by Harvill Secker

5. The Unseen by Roy Jacobsen (Norway), translated by Don Bartlett and published by MacLehose Press

6. The Traitor’s Niche by Ismail Kadare (Albania), translated by John Hodgson and published by Harvill Secker

7. Fish Have No Feet by Jón Kalman Stefánsson (Iceland), translated by Philip Roughton and published by MacLehose Press

8. The Explosion Chronicles by Yan Lianke (China), translated by Carlos Rojas and published by Chatto & Windus

9. Black Moses by Alain Mabanckou (France), translated by Helen Stevenson and published by Serpent’s Tail

10. Bricks and Mortar by Clemens Meyer (Germany), translated by Katy Derbyshire and published by Fitzcarraldo Editions

11. Mirror, Shoulder, Signal by Dorthe Nors (Denmark), translated by Misha Hoekstra and published by Pushkin Press

12. Judas by Amos Oz (Israel), translated by Nicholas de Lange and published by Chatto & Windus

13. Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin (Argentina), translated by Megan McDowell and published by Oneworld

Note that a shortlist of six books will be announced on 20 April and a winner will be revealed at a ceremony in London on 14 June.