Inventive books make final 6 for International Booker Prize

LONDON (AP) — Books from Europe and Latin America that blur the boundaries of fiction, history and memoir are the final six contenders for the 50,000 pound ($69,000) International Booker Prize. The shortlist announced Thursday includes “The War of the Poor,” by France’s Eric Vuillard, “In Memory of Memory” by Russian writer Maria Stepanova and “The Dangers of Smoking in Bed” by Argentina’s Mariana Enriquez. The other finalists are “At N