tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14973093.post8553939935863327018..comments2007-04-15T00:33:19.004+02:00Orehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10230896381942258816noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14973093.post-35121404696786187132007-04-15T00:33:00.000+02:002007-04-15T00:33:00.000+02:00Hi Obyno and Bibliobibuli,<BR/>Thanks for the info.Orehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10230896381942258816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14973093.post-25954570987877891452007-04-14T03:10:00.000+02:002007-04-14T03:10:00.000+02:00hi Ore! was just blogging this myself and pondering how hard it is to choose between these wonderful authors<BR/><BR/>the "man" in the title is for the sponsor, Man Group PLCbibliobibulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14973093.post-75965674532819955582007-04-13T22:50:00.000+02:002007-04-13T22:50:00.000+02:00Yes Ore, this prize is different, first of all for being a biennial event, and not an annual event like the fiction prize. In addition, the International prize rewards a writer's full body of work rather than any individual book. Also like you noted in your post, it is not limited to writers who trace their origin to the British Isles, Ireland or the commonwealth - it recognises all works of literature in english(including works translated into english). The inaugural winner was the Albanian writer Ismail Kadare and the 2007 shortlist includes the Latin American writer Carlos Fuentes.<BR/>Follow the link below for more info:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.manbookerinternational.com/media/release.php?r=11#11" REL="nofollow">Click here</A>obynohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14043581423528375583noreply@blogger.com