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This year’s Man Booker International Prize shortlist was announced earlier today. The six books rose to the top of the original longlist of thirteen. From The Mookse and the Gripes Goodreads group<\/a> I gather that some of these are favorites where others are controversial, as is only natural. I think most there would substitute out The Pine Islands<\/em> (which was in last place in the rankings there) for The Faculty of Dreams<\/em> (which was in first). But that notwithstanding, here is the official list:<\/p>\n

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Celestial Bodies<\/strong><\/em><\/span>
\nby Jokha Alharthi<\/span>
\ntranslated from the Arabic by Marilyn Booth<\/span>
\npurchase from Amazon<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The Years<\/span><\/strong><\/em>
\nby Annie Ernaux<\/span>
\ntranslated from the French by Alison L. Strayer<\/span>
\npurchase from Amazon<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The Pine Islands<\/span><\/strong><\/em>
\nby Marion Poschmann<\/span>
\ntranslated from the German by Jen Calleja<\/span>
\npurchase from Amazon<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead<\/strong><\/em><\/span>
\nby Olga Tokarczuk<\/span>
\ntranslated from the Polish by Antonia Lloyd-Jones<\/span>
\npurchase from Amazon<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The Shape of the Ruins<\/span><\/strong><\/em>
\nby Juan Gabriel V\u00e1squez<\/span>
\ntranslated from the Spanish by Anne McLean<\/span>
\npurchase from Amazon<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The Remainder<\/span><\/strong><\/em>
\nby Alia Trabucco Zer\u00e1n<\/span>
\ntranslated from the Spanish by Sophie Hughes<\/span>
\npurchase from Amazon<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Some of these books are not out in the United States yet, but they are on their way. Links above are to the U.S. edition, so if you’re interested in reading right away click carefully!<\/p>\n

Paul has reviewed a couple of these on the site (and read and reviewed all of them on Goodreads).<\/p>\n