People might have heard about the Booker prize which would be awarded to the best book in English. But few are aware about its counterpart Man Booker prize. Man Booker Prize is awarded to the books written in foreign languages that get translated in English. The prize amount would be almost 40 lakh rupees and would be awarded on May 16th this year. The committee has yesterday announced a short list of 6 books that are going to be considered for the final prize.

These six books have come from six different parts of the world. These books have touched the experiences and emotions that ran through various generations. From ‘A general theory of Oblivion’ written in the backdrop of Angola independence to ‘The four books’ written about the psychological war games between intellectuals in china... books with rare and daring narrations were included in the final list.