Last year, the panel of this prestigious award created a sensation when it chose Afghan writer Atiq Rahimi, for his French language novel, Syngué Sabour.
Mwaka jana, jopo la tuzo hii yenye hadhi walizusha hisia kali pale walipomchagua mwandishi wa Kiafghani Atim Rahimi, kwa kitabu chake cha Kifaransa, Syngué Sabour.