International Booker Prize 2026

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22 participants (138 books)

Overview

All books eligible for the 2026 International Booker Prize. The award is for translated fiction by living authors, first published in the UK/Ireland, by a UK/Irish publishing house, between 1 May 2025 and 30 April 2026. 

Challenge Books

1

On Earth as It Is Beneath by Ana Paula Maia

On Earth as It Is Beneath

Ana Paula Maia

2

The Director by Daniel Kehlmann

The Director

Daniel Kehlmann

3

The Deserters by Mathias Énard, Mathias Énard

The Deserters

Mathias Énard, Mathias Énard

4

Cooking in the Wrong Century by Teresa Präauer

Cooking in the Wrong Century

Teresa Präauer

5

Good and Evil and Other Stories by Samanta Schweblin

Good and Evil and Other Stories

Samanta Schweblin

6

We Are Green and Trembling by Gabriela Cabezón Cámara

We Are Green and Trembling

Gabriela Cabezón Cámara

7

That's All I Know by Elisa Levi

That's All I Know

Elisa Levi

8

The Remembered Soldier by Anjet Daanje

The Remembered Soldier

Anjet Daanje

9

Discontent by Beatriz Serrano

Discontent

Beatriz Serrano

10

Death and the Gardener by Georgi Gospodinov

Death and the Gardener

Georgi Gospodinov

11

Soyangri Book Kitchen by Kim Jee-hye

Soyangri Book Kitchen

Kim Jee-hye

12

On the Calculation of Volume III by Solvej Balle

On the Calculation of Volume III

On the Calculation of Volume #3

Solvej Balle