22 Jan 2011 02:33:57
The 11 include Cornell University lecturer Téa Obreht, whose book talks of tigers and the Balkans, former Reuters correspondent Sophie Hardach writing about forced marriages, actress Sarah Winman on innocence and Stephen Kelman -- who made British news last year when his novel "Pigeon English" was at the center of a 12-way bidding war.
The full list of the Waterstone's 11 is:
"City of Bohane" by Kevin Barry
"The Free World" by David Bezmozgis
"The Registrar's Manual for Detecting Forced Marriages" by
Sophie Hardach
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"22 Britannia Road" by Amanda Hodgkinson
"Chinaman" by Shehan Karunatilaka
"Pigeon English" by Stephen Kelman
"The Coincidence Engine" by Sam Leith
"The Tiger's Wife" by Téa Obreht
"The Sentimentalists" by Johanna Skibsrud
"The Collaborator" by Mirza Waheed
"When God Was a Rabbit" by Sarah Winman
The full list of the Waterstone's 11 is:
"City of Bohane" by Kevin Barry
"The Free World" by David Bezmozgis
"The Registrar's Manual for Detecting Forced Marriages" by
Sophie Hardach
More in Entertainment
The New Royals: Insight on Prince William & Kate Middleton's wedding
Full coverage of the royal wedding on Yahoo! News
Complete entertainment coverage
"22 Britannia Road" by Amanda Hodgkinson
"Chinaman" by Shehan Karunatilaka
"Pigeon English" by Stephen Kelman
"The Coincidence Engine" by Sam Leith
"The Tiger's Wife" by Téa Obreht
"The Sentimentalists" by Johanna Skibsrud
"The Collaborator" by Mirza Waheed
"When God Was a Rabbit" by Sarah Winman
