Baroness Young, The Telegraph reported, stated that the judging panel was concerned only with the worth of the books on the shortlist(入围名单), which also included Mohsin Hamid's refugee parable Exit West, Paul Auster's complex epic 4321, Emily Fridlund's coming-of-age tale The History of Wolves, and Fiona Mozley's rural fable Elmet. "We're only concerned with the book and what that book is telling us," Young said. "Nationality is just not an issue."

　　For Saunders, the prize is an extraordinary recognition of his first attempt into full-length novels. The 58-year-old writer was previously best-known for his short stories, which have won him four National Magazine Awards for fiction and a MacArthur Fellowship. He came to writing relatively late in life after studying geophysical engineering and working as a technical writer until 1996. The idea for Lincoln in the Bardo came to him, which he wrote in The Guardian, during a visit to Washington, D.C., when his wife told him the story of a grief-stricken President Lincoln visiting Willie's tomb to hold his son's body. Saunders has often noted that the experience of writing for him feels like a way to transform pain and division into something positive. The author Zadie Smith, speaking with Saunders for interview, noted that "What sets him apart is his willingness not only to go into the heart of darkness but to suggest possible routes out."

1.Ron Charles' words intended to tell us that　　　.

　A.Saunders' novel Lincoln in the Bardo was not serious

　B.the Man Booker shouldn't include works written by American

　C.the Man Booker lost the opportunity to learn about great works from America

　D.the judging panel was concerned only with the worth of books

2.Which of the following writers is probably from the UK?

　A.Mohsin Hamid. B.Paul Auster.

　C.Julian Barnes. D.Emily Fridlund.

3.Baroness Young gave some examples of the shortlist to illustrate　　　.

　A.the prize was awarded based more on content than on nationality

　B.people should pay more attention to the nationality of the writers

C.The Telegraph supports Baroness Young's opinion on the books on the shortlist