Repeating Islands

Trinidadian writer V. S. Naipaul is among the nominees for the Man Booker International Prize, a biennial literary award established in 2005 and awarded to a living author of fiction of any nationality, provided the work is either originally written in English or widely available in English translation. It seeks to reward a writer’s overall achievement and international reputation and influence. The first award was given to Ismail Kadare of Albania; the second was awarded to Nigeria’s Chinua Achebe. Other nominees this year include Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa, American author Joyce Carol Oates, and Kenyan novelist Ngugi wa Thiong’o.

For more on the nomination, see http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookprizes/5011645/V-S-Naipaul-James-Kelman-nominated-for-Man-Booker-International-Prize.html