the Independent prize: awarding an annual book of fiction translated into English, with the £50,000 prize split between author and translator. Each shortlisted author and translator receives £1,000. Its aim is to encourage publishing and reading of quality works in translation and to highlight the work of translators. Judges select a longlist of ten books in March, followed by a shortlist of five in April, with the winner announced in May. Nominations 2005 The inaugural Man Booker International Prize was judged by John Carey (Chair), Alberto Manguel and Azar Nafisi. The nominees were announced on 2 June 2005 at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Albanian novelist Ismail Kadare was named the inaugural International Prize winner in 2005. Head judge, Professor John Carey said Kadare is "a universal writer in the tradition of storytelling that goes back to Homer." Kadare said he was "deeply honoured" at being awarded the prize. Kadare was also able to select a translator to receive an additional prize of £15,000. The writer received his award in Edinburgh on 27 June. Winner Ismail Kadare Nominees Margaret Atwood (Canada) Saul Bellow (US) Gabriel García Márquez (Colombia) Günter Grass (Germany) Ismail Kadare (Albania) Milan Kundera (Czech Republic) Stanisław Lem (Poland) Doris Lessing (UK) Ian McEwan (UK) Naguib Mahfouz (Egypt) Tomas Eloy Martinez (Argentina) Kenzaburō Ōe (Japan) Cynthia Ozick (US) Philip Roth (US) Muriel Spark (UK) Antonio Tabucchi (Italy) John Updike (US) A.B. Yehoshua (Israel) 2007 The 2007 prize was judged by Elaine Showalter, Nadine Gordimer and Colm Tóibin. The nominees for the second Man Booker International Prize were announced on 12 April 2007 at Massey College in Toronto. Nigerian author Chinua Achebe was awarded the International Prize for his literary career in 2007. Judge Nadine Gordimer said Achebe was "the father of modern African literature" and that he was "integral" to world literature. Achebe received his award on 28 June in Oxford. Winner Chinua Achebe Nominees Chinua Achebe (Nigeria) Margaret Atwood (Canada) John Banville (Ireland) Peter Carey (Australia) Don DeLillo (US) Carlos Fuentes (Mexico) Doris Lessing (UK) Ian McEwan (UK) Harry Mulisch (Netherlands) Alice Munro (Canada) Michael Ondaatje (Sri Lanka/Canada) Amos Oz (Israel) Philip Roth (US) Salman Rushdie (India/UK) Michel Tournier (France) 2009 The 2009 prize was judged by Jane Smiley (Chair), Amit Chaudhuri and Andrey Kurkov. The nominees for the third Man Booker International Prize were announced on 18 March 2009 at The New York Public Library. Canadian