International Booker Prize: A Quarter of the Finalists Are Latin American Authors

The International Booker longlist signals a “second ‘boom’ in Latin American fiction.” (Credit: International Booker Prize)

Four out of the 13 authors nominated in the International Booker Prize's longlist are from Latin American countries, signaling a 'second boom' in Latin American fiction, according to judges of the prestigious literary award.

The Latinos that made it into the list are all from South America: Argentine poet Selva Almada, Venezuelan writer Rodrigo Blanco Calderón, Brazilian writer Itamar Vieira Junior, and Peruvian journalist Gabriela Wiener.