LONDON - Six authors are vying for the Man Booker Prize, the world's most prestigious English-language literary award to be announced Tuesday, in a shortlist celebrated for taking risks and tackling tough subjects. Favourite to win the Man Booker is Madeleine Thien with her third novel, "Do Not Say We Have Nothing", which portrays a young woman recounting her family's past in revolutionary China. While the prize was opened up to non-Commonwealth authors in 2013, no US author has yet won it. The winner of the Man Booker Prize receives pound sterling52,500, ($64,100, 59,000 euros), although greater sums come from the huge sales prompted the moment judges announce their decision. The Man Booker was launched in 1969 and has awarded writers including Ian McEwan, J. M. Coetzee, and Iris Murdoch.

Source: Bangkok Post October 25, 2016 12:45 UTC