2011 Man Asian Literary Prize: 7 (not 5) nominees

Here are the seven novels that made the shortlist for the 2011 Man Asian Literary Prize.

7. 'The Lake,' by Banana Yoshimoto

The latest novel by popular Japanese author Banana Yoshimoto centers on a woman who has come to Tokyo after her mother's death. She meets a mysterious man who may have been involved in a cult, a fictional group that resembles the Aum Shinrikyo cult that released poison gas into the subways in Tokyo in 1995.

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