Folio Prize nominations

       They've announced the eighty titles that will be considered for the Man Booker (II) Prize, a.k.a the 'Folio Prize':

These are the 80 works of fiction published in the UK in 2014 that, in the eyes of the 235 writers and critics who constitute the Academy, are the best of the year.

       Unmentioned: these are the 80 works of fiction written in English (or maybe they just can't conceive that a translated work might also be among 'the best of the year' ...).
       The process explanation also suggests the selection process is slightly more complicated -- that of the eighty titles:

The first 60 will be nominated by the Academy. Publishers will then be invited to write letters in support of additional titles, after which the balance of 20 books will be called in by the judges.

       Strangely enough, this is not mentioned in the official announcement.
       See also the list of the eighty titles (warning ! dreaded pdf format !).
       Reminding me yet again that I read far too little contemporary English-language fiction, very few of these titles are under review at the complete review:

• Can't and Won't by Lydia Davis
• In The Light Of What We Know by Zia Haider Rahman
• Wittgenstein Jr by Lars Iyer

       An eight-title shortlist will be announced on 9 February, and the winner will be announced 23 March.