Ferrante, Pamuk shortlisted for Man Booker International Prize

Reclusive Italian writer Elena Ferrante and Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk have been named on the six-strong Man Booker International Prize shortlist. Three titles from independent publishers feature on the list: Ferrante's The Story of The Lost Child, the final novel in her Neapolitan quartet, translated by Ann Goldstein (Europa); Pamuk's A Stranger in My Mind, translated from Turkish by Ekin Oklap (Faber); and Han Kang's The Vegetarian, translated from Korean by Deborah Smith (Portobello). Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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