2005 Kiriyama finalists (books of Pacific Rim)

It's a young crowd. "At just 49, Ha Jin, winner of the 1999 National Book Award, is the only American and the most senior of the five finalists on the shortlist for the fiction Prize. Ha Jin's War Trash is up against the works of talented young writers originally from India (Rupa Bajwa for The Sari Shop and Perumal Murugan for Seasons of the Palm), New Zealand (Kelly Ana Morey for Grace is Gone), and Pakistan (Nadeem Aslam for Maps for Lost Lovers). First-time novelist Bajwa, whose book was also longlisted for the Orange Prize, is only 28. Morey, Aslam, and Murugan are all in their 30's." More here, including non-fiction shortlist.