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Pamuk and Ferrante on Man Booker International Prize 2016 shortlist

AorhanNobel prizewinner Orhan Pamuk and international (and mysterious) publishing sensation Elena Ferrante are among the six authors in this year’s Man Booker International Prize 2016 shortlist, a selection which, judges said, “Stretch the boundaries not just of our world, but of fiction itself”. For the first time the Prize will be awarded for a single book rather than the previous system which rewarded a body of work. The full shortlist is:

Longlist for 2015 Best Translated Fiction Book Award announced

France and Argentina dominate the Long list for the 2015 Best Translated 
Fiction Book Award which has just been announced with four nominations each.  Spain has three and the Czech Republic and China two each. In all, 14 countries including Rwanda, Brazil and Angola are included. The shortlist will be announced on 5 May with the winner being revealed on 27 May.

The full list is:

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