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Checkout the Man Booker International Prize 2017 shortlist

TNN | Last updated on - Apr 24, 2017, 17:30 IST
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The Unseen

Written by Roy Jacobsen (Norway); Translated by Don Bartlett
This is a coming-of-age story about a girl, Ingrid Barrøy, who is born on an island. On growing up, she is sent to the mainland to work for one of the wealthy families on the coast. But when tragedy strikes, Ingrid fights to protect her home which she thought she had left far behind.
(Pic Credit: Wikimedia Commons & Man Booker Prize/ Twitter)
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Compass

Written by Mathias Enard (France); Translated by Charlotte Mandell
The story is of an insomniac musicologist Franz Ritter who in his sick delirium spends a restless night recalling the most important chapters of his life--from his fascination with the Middle East to his travels to Istanbul, Aleppo, Damascus, and Tehran and the numerous people from all walks of life whom he met on his adventures. The center of all these memories is his unrequitted love Sarah, a fierce French scholar, who is embroiled in the tensions of Europe and the Middle East.
(Pic Credit: Wikimedia Commons & Man Booker Prize/ Twitter)
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Mirror, Shoulder, Signal

Written by Dorthe Nors (Denmark); Translated by Misha Hoekstra
Mirror, Shoulder, Signal is the tale of a single, intelligent woman in her forties, is in search of herself and determined to solve all her spiritual issues when she lacks focus in her life and there's no one to give directions.
(Pic Credit: Dorthe Nors & Man Booker Prize/ Twitter)
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A Horse Walks Into A Bar

Written by David Grossman (Israel); Translated by Jessica Cohen
This short novel reveals the life of a stand-up comedian, Dov Greenstein, in the course of one evening’s performance in a small Israeli city. His act gradually steers from hilarity and hysteria to a deeper story about his life which will alter the lives of many sitting in the audience.
(Pic Credit: Wikimedia Commons & Man Booker Prize/ Twitter)
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Fever Dream

Written by Samanta Schweblin (Argentina); Translated by Megan McDowell
Fever Dream is the story of a woman named Amanda and a boy named David in a rural hospital clinic. While Amanda lies dying, David is right beside her. Together, they share their haunting stories of broken souls and desperation of family.
(Pic Credit: Samantha Schweblin & Man Booker Prize/ Twitter)
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Judas

Written by Amos Oz (Israel); Translated by Nicholas de Lange
A coming-of-age novel, Judas tells the story of Shmuel Ash, a young, idealist student, who is drawn to a strange house to work as a caregiver to an old man Gershom Wald. Shmuel meets Atalia Abarbanel, the daughter of a deceased Zionist leader, who is in her forties. He is then forced to rethink his perception about the beginning of religion.
(Pic Credit: Wikimedia Commons & Man Booker Prize/ Twitter)

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