The judging panel for the 2014 Man Booker Prize -- expanded from five to six judges (an even number, always dangerous for a decision-making body ...) -- has been announced.
Three have previous Man Booker experience, three are first-timers. Apparently they bring: "with them a wide reading experience and knowledge of international literature".
And the claim is:
Three have previous Man Booker experience, three are first-timers. Apparently they bring: "with them a wide reading experience and knowledge of international literature".
And the claim is:
The judges' mission remains the same as in previous years: to select the finest fiction of the year.Unmentioned goes the fact that they're limited in the task by the extremely small number of titles they are allowed to consider, given the Man Booker's restrictive submission-allowances.