The shortlist has been selected for the £10,000 (about $13,210) Goldsmiths Prize, which celebrates "creative daring" by rewarding "fiction that breaks the mold or extends the possibilities of the novel form." It is sponsored by Goldsmiths University and the New Statesman. The winner will be named November 4. This year's shortlisted titles are:
What Am I, a Deer? by Polly Barton
The Rouse by China Miéville
Said the Dead by Doireann Ní Ghríofa
Dooneen by Keith Ridgway
Attention Seeking Behaviour by Aea Varfis-Van Warmelo
The Vivisectors by Missouri Williams