Six novelists shortlisted for Man Booker International Prize 2017…

Writers from across Europe, South America and the Middle East have been shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize 2017.

Translated into English from five different languages, six novels will compete for the newly evolved prize which celebrates the finest work of translated fiction from across the world.

One debut novelist is among the six shortlisted writers, alongside two Israeli authors including previous finalist Amos Oz, for his coming-of-age tale Judas which is set in the still-divided Jerusalem of 1959-1960.

Argentine writer Samanta Schweblin’s first novel, Fever Dream, tells the story of a dying woman recounting a series of events of her recent past to a young boy.

The second Israeli nominated is David Grossman for A Horse Walks Into A Bar, which follows a veteran stand-up comedian’s tribulations, while Norwegian writer Roy Jacobsen is shortlisted for The Unseen, set on a Norwegian island.

Danish author Dorthe Nors is nominated for Mirror, Shoulder, Signal, in which a woman in her forties struggles to learn to drive while battling an acute case of vertigo.

French writer Mathias Enard’s Compass, which explores the relationships between Europe and the Middle East, completes the shortlist.

The winning author and their translator will split a £50,000 prize, while each shortlisted runner-up and translator will receive £1,000. The Duchess of Cornwall presenting last year’s award