Man Booker International to be announced at Sydney Opera House

Winner will be revealed on 18 May

9 May 2011

The Man Booker Prizes are pleased to announce that the winner of the Man Booker International 2011 will be revealed at a press conference hosted by the Sydney Opera House.

Thirteen writers made it on to the judges' list of finalists under consideration for the fourth Man Booker International Prize, the £60,000 award which recognises one writer for his or her achievement in fiction.

The authors come from eight countries, five are published in translation and there are four women on the list. One writer has previously won the annual Man Booker Prize for Fiction and two have been shortlisted. John le Carré has since asked to be withdrawn from consideration.

The winner will be announced at a press conference held at the the Sydney Opera House on 18 May, 16.30h (EST, Australia).

The authors on the 2011 list are:

* Juan Goytisolo (Spain)

* James Kelman (UK)

* John le Carré (UK)

* Amin Maalouf (Lebanon)

* David Malouf (Australia)

* Dacia Maraini (Italy)

* Rohinton Mistry (India/Canada)

* Philip Pullman (UK)

* Marilynne Robinson (USA)

* Philip Roth (USA)

* Su Tong (China)

* Anne Tyler (USA)