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03/03/2006
Eastern writers dominate Independent Foreign Fiction Prize shortlist
The shortlist for the 2006 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize, announced last night, was dominated by Eastern European writers.
Six contenders from 80 entries have been short-listed for the prize, worth 10,000.
Two of the nominees come from Hungary, alongside entries from Poland, Croatia, France and Norway.
The Hungarian entries - Magda Szab 's 'The Door' (1987) and 'Fatelessness' (1975)by Imre Kertesz - were first published in Hungary over 15 years ago. Kertesz also won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2002.
Gary McKeone, Director of Literature at Arts Council England said that these were: "six books that will transport readers to other cultures and other lives."
The winning author and translator will share the 10,000 prize. The recipients will be announced in early May.
Shortlist:
Fatelessness by Imre Kertesz
Translated from the Hungarian by Tim Wilkinson, published by Harvill
Mercedes-Benz by Pawel Huelle
Translated from the Polish by Antonia Lloyd Jones, published by Serpent's Tail
The Ministry of Pain by Dubravka Ugresic
Translated from the Croatian by Michael Henry Heim, published by Saqi
Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson
Translated from the Norwegian by Anne Born, published by Harvill Secker
The Door by Magda Szab
Translated from the Hungarian by Len Rix, published by Harvill Secker
This Blinding Absence of Light by Tahar Ben Jelloun
Translated from the French by Linda Coverdale, published by Penguin
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