The Man Booker International Prize has revealed the ‘Man Booker Dozen’ of 13 novels in contention for the 2017 prize, which celebrates the finest works of translated fiction from around the world.

The Man Booker International Prize is awarded every year for a single book, which is translated into English and published in the UK. Both novels and short-story collections are eligible. The work of translators is equally rewarded, with the £50,000 prize divided between the author and the translator of the winning entry. In addition, each shortlisted author and translator will receive £1,000 each. The judges considered 126 books.

Here is the full longlist:

• Compass by Mathias Énard (France), translated by Charlotte Mandell
• Swallowing Mercury by Wioletta Greg (Poland), translated by Eliza Marciniak
• A Horse Walks Into a Bar by David Grossman (Israel), translated by Jessica Cohen
• War and Turpentine by Stefan Hertmans (Belgium), translated by David McKay
• The Unseen by Roy Jacobsen (Norway), translated by Don Bartlett
• The Traitor’s Niche by Ismail Kadare (Albania), translated by John Hodgson
• Fish Have No Feet by Jón Kalman Stefánsson (Iceland), translated by Philip Roughton
• The Explosion Chronicles by Yan Lianke (China), translated by Carlos Rojas
• Black Moses by Alain Mabanckou (France), translated by Helen Stevenson
• Bricks and Mortar by Clemens Meyer (Germany), translated by Katy Derbyshire
• Mirror, Shoulder, Signal by Dorthe Nors (Denmark), translated by Misha Hoekstra
• Judas by Amos Oz (Israel), translated by Nicholas de Lange
• Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin (Argentina), translated by Megan McDowell

Nick Barley, chair of the 2017 Man Booker International Prize judging panel, says: ‘It’s been an exceptionally strong year for translated fiction. Our longlist consists of books that are compulsively readable and ferociously intelligent. From powerful depictions and shocking exposés of historical and contemporary horrors to intimate and compelling portraits of people going about their daily lives, our longlisted books are above all breathtakingly well-written. Fiction in translation is flourishing: in these times when walls are being built, this explosion of brilliant ideas from around the world arriving into the English language feels more important than ever.’

The shortlist of six books will be announced on 20 April and the winner of the 2017 prize will be announced on 14 June at a formal dinner at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.

Find out more about the Man Booker International Prize here.