Man Booker International Prize finalists announced

Thirteen writers were announced as the Man Booker 2011 Prize finalists on March 2011. It is quite an international list, with two Chinese, one Indian, one Italian, one Spanish, one Australian, one Lebanese, and one Americal writer. The most renowned names in the list are Phillip Pullman, Amin Maalouf, John le Carre and Philip Roth.

Here is the full list, and if you want to read their bios, visit Man Booker’s website.

* Wang Anyi
* Juan Goytisolo
* James Kelman
* John le Carré
* Amin Maalouf
* David Malouf
* Dacia Maraini
* Rohinton Mistry
* Philip Pullman
* Marilynne Robinson
* Philip Roth
* Su Tong
* Anne Tyler

How many of these authors do you already know, and are you planning to read abook from them in 2011? That’s thirteen great reads, one for each month of the year, and one as a bonus to enjoy Christmas.