Giller winner Madeleine Thien nominated for international fiction prize
Only Canadian among 6 finalists for $50,000 Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction
Canadian writer Madeleine Thien won the 2016 Giller Prize and the Governor General's Literary Award with her novel Do Not Say We Have Nothing. Now she's among six finalists for the international Women's Prize for Fiction, a £30,000 ($50,000 Cdn) literary prize.
Do Not Say We Have Nothing is a sweeping novel that centres on three gifted musicians whose lives are profoundly impacted by the political shifts of 20th century China.
The Bailey Women's Prize for Fiction, formerly known as the Orange Prize, is open to women writing in English from anywhere in the world.
Other finalists include:
- The Sport of Kings, C.E. Morgan. U.S.
- The Power, Naomi Alderman, Britain.
- Stay With Me, Ayobami Adebayo, Nigeria.
- The Dark Circle, Linda Grant, Britain
- First Love, Gwendoline Riley, Britain.
Canadians Margaret Atwood and Heather O'Neill were on the long list for the prize, but were not selected for the short list.
TV executive Tessa Ross, who chairs the judging panel, said the shortlist "celebrates narratives that are daring and intimate, that examine the depth of human experience in unique and compelling ways."
The winner will be announced on June 7.