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Nigerian debut novelist Oyinkan Braithwaite and U.K. Booker Prize winner Anna Burns are among six finalists for the international Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction.<\/p>\n

Braithwaite is nominated for her darkly comic sibling story \u201cMy Sister, the Serial Killer,\u201d and Burns for \u201cMilkman,\u201d set during Northern Ireland\u2019s Troubles.<\/p>\n

The list announced Monday includes two novels inspired by ancient Greek epics: \u201cThe Silence of the Girls\u201d by Britain\u2019s Pat Barker and \u201cCirce\u201d by U.S. author Madeline Miller.<\/p>\n

Also nominated are two novels of family dramas and traumas: \u201cOrdinary People\u201d by Britain\u2019s Diana Evans and \u201cAn American Marriage\u201d by U.S. author Tayari Jones.<\/p>\n

Founded in 1996, the 30,000 pound ($39,000) prize is open to female English-language writers from around the world.<\/p>\n

The winner will be announced June 5 in London.<\/p>\n

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