The 2013 Man Booker International Prize longlist of finalists was announced on Wednesday, January 23.  Among the names:  a Canadian short-story and essay writer, Josip Novankovich.

Novankovich was born in 1956 in what is now Croatia; he was educated in medicine in Serbia.  When he moved to America where his Mother was from, he studied psychology and creative writing at Vassar Collage and Yale.
Today he lives in Montreal, Quebec and teaches creative writing at Concordia University, recently acquiring his Canadian citizenship.

The winner will be announced on May 22 in London, England.  Canadian short-story writer, Alice Munroe, won the prize in 2009.

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