We're huge fans of Le Carre and his stance on this is very refreshing. Shame the others don't respect his wishes.
However, the chief judge said he and his panel were "great admirers" of Le Carre and that his name would, "of course, remain on the list". The full list of the contenders:
Author John Le Carre has asked judges to withdraw his name from the Man Booker International Prize short list saying he does not wish to take part. The British thriller writer said he was "enormously flattered" but added: "I do not compete for literary prizes."
However, the chief judge said he and his panel were "great admirers" of Le Carre and that his name would, "of course, remain on the list". The full list of the contenders:
- Wang Anyi (China)
- Juan Goytisolo (Spain)
- James Kelman (UK)
- John le Carre (UK)
- Amin Maalouf (Lebanon)
- David Malouf (Australia)
- Dacia Maraini (Italy)
- Rohinton Mistry (India/Canada)
- Philip Pullman (UK)
- Marilynne Robinson (USA)
- Philip Roth (US)
- Su Tong (China)
- Anne Tyler (US)
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