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The shortlist for the German Book Prize has just . The winner (who gets €25,000) will be announced at the Frankfurt Book Fair in October.

I’m not familiar with any of these writers, but the exciting thing is that we’ll get a chance to read some English samples on signandsight.com soon. Here’s the list:

• Die Mittagsfrau / Lady Midday by Julia Franck
• Das bin doch ich / Isn’t that me? by Thomas Glavinic
• Abendland / Occident by Michael Köhlmeier
• Böse Schafe / Angry Sheep by Katja Lange-Müller
• Der Mond und das Mädchen / The Moon and the Maiden by Martin Mosebach
• Wallner beginnt zu fliegen / Wallner begins to fly by Thomas von Steinaecker

If you’re curious, here’s the longlist. Click for more information about the prize.