Today the Independent Foreign Fiction Award shortlist was announed. The winner will be announed on May 13.
- Brodeck’s Report, by Philippe Claudel, translated from the French by John Cullen
- The Blind Side of the Heart, by Julia Franck, translated from the German by Anthea Bell
- Fists, by Pietro Grossi, translated from the Italian by Howard Curtis
- Broken Glass, by Alain Manbanckou, translated from the French by Helen Stevenson
- The Dark Side of Love, by Rafik Schami, translated from the German by Anthea Bell
- Chowringhee, by Sankar, translated from the Bengali by Arunava Sinha

