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The longlist has been announced, featuring books that ‘emphasise our common humanity in a violent world’
Each year the International Booker Prize introduces readers to the best novels and short story collections from around the world that have been translated into English and published in the UK and/or Ireland.
The prize recognises the vital work of translators with the £50,000 prize money divided equally: £25,000 for the author and £25,000 for the translator (or divided equally between multiple translators). In addition, there is a prize of £5,000 for each of the shortlisted titles: £2,500 for the author and £2,500 for the translator (or divided equally between multiple translators).
The 13 books on the longlist have been chosen by the 2024 judging panel: broadcaster and journalist Eleanor Wachtel, as chair; award-winning poet Natalie Diaz; internationally acclaimed novelist Romesh Gunesekera; groundbreaking visual artist William Kentridge; and writer, editor and translator Aaron Robertson.
Their selection was made from 149 books published between 1 May 2023 and 30 April 2024 and submitted by publishers – the highest number since the prize was relaunched in its current format in 2016. 2024’s submissions were made up of books originally written in 32 languages, up from 27 in 2023. Since 2016, books representing 63 languages have been submitted for the prize, ranging from Farsi and Vietnamese to Kikuyu and Welsh.
The shortlist of six books will be announced on 9 April 2024. The winning title will be announced at a ceremony on 21 May 2024, which will be livestreamed.
From the Booker Prize website: https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/prize-years/international/2024
From the Booker Prize website: https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/prize-years/international/2024
Challenge Books
1
Not a River
Selva Almada
Translated from the Spanish by Annie McDermott
Argentinian Author
Argentinian Author
2
Simpatía
Rodrigo Blanco Calderón
Translated from the Spanish by Noel Hernández González and Daniel Hahn
Venezuelan Author
Venezuelan Author
6
Mater 2-10
Hwang Sok-yong
Translated from the Korean by Sora Kim-Russell and Youngjae Josephine Bae
7
A Dictator Calls
Ismail Kadare
Translated from the Albanian by John Hodgson
8
The Silver Bone
Andrey Kurkov
Translated from the Russian by Boris Dralyuk
Ukrainian Author
Ukrainian Author
9
What I'd Rather Not Think About
Jente Posthuma
Translated from the Dutch by Sarah Timmer Harvey
11
The House on Via Gemito
Domenico Starnone
Translated from the Italian by Oonagh Stransky
12
Crooked Plow
Itamar Vieira Junior
Translated from the Portuguese by Johnny Lorenz
Brazilian Author
Brazilian Author