{"id":8542,"date":"2013-01-24T12:17:24","date_gmt":"2013-01-24T16:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/?p=8542"},"modified":"2013-01-24T12:17:24","modified_gmt":"2013-01-24T16:17:24","slug":"the-2013-man-booker-international-prize-finalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/2013\/01\/24\/the-2013-man-booker-international-prize-finalists\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2013 Man Booker International Prize Finalists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The ten Man Booker International Prize Finalists are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>U R Ananthamurthy<\/strong>\u00a0(India)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aharon Appelfeld<\/strong>\u00a0(Israel)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lydia Davis<\/strong>\u00a0(USA)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Intizar Husain<\/strong>\u00a0(Pakistan)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Yan Lianke\u00a0<\/strong>(China)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Marie NDiaye<\/strong>\u00a0(France)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Josip Novakovich\u00a0<\/strong>(Canada)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Marilynne Robinson<\/strong>\u00a0(USA)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vladimir Sorokin<\/strong>\u00a0(Russia)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Peter Stamm<\/strong>\u00a0(Switzerland)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This marks the second time in a row that there have been no Latin American authors, not that that&#8217;s at all surprising given the judges&#8217; backgrounds. I am pleased to see Lydia Davis and Marilynne Robinson on the list, as I think they are two of the best writers in the United States.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ten Man Booker International Prize Finalists are: U R Ananthamurthy\u00a0(India) Aharon Appelfeld\u00a0(Israel) Lydia Davis\u00a0(USA) Intizar Husain\u00a0(Pakistan) Yan Lianke\u00a0(China) Marie NDiaye\u00a0(France) Josip Novakovich\u00a0(Canada) Marilynne Robinson\u00a0(USA) Vladimir Sorokin\u00a0(Russia) Peter Stamm\u00a0(Switzerland) This marks the second time in a row that there have been no Latin American authors, not that that&#8217;s at all surprising given the judges&#8217; backgrounds.  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