International Booker Prize facts for kids
Quick facts for kids International Booker Prize |
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Inaugural winner Ismail Kadare
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| Presented by | Booker Prize Foundation |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Reward | £50,000 |
| First awarded | 2005 |
The International Booker Prize is a big international award for books. It is given out in the United Kingdom. This prize was created in June 2004. It was made to go along with the main Booker Prize.
From 2005 to 2015, the award was given every two years. It honored a living author from any country. Their books had to be published in English or translated into English. This prize celebrated an author's "continued creativity" and their overall contribution to fiction. It was about all their books, not just one.
Since 2016, the prize is given every year. It goes to a single book of fiction or a collection of short stories. The book must be translated into English. It also needs to be published in the UK or Ireland. The winning book gets a £50,000 prize. This money is shared equally between the author and the translator.
A group called Crankstart started supporting the Booker Prizes in 2019. This group is a charitable foundation by Sir Michael Moritz and Harriet Heyman. They said they love reading books. They believe the Booker Prizes help share "the insights, discoveries, pleasures and joy that spring from great fiction."
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History of the Prize
How the Prize Started (Before 2016)
Before 2016, the International Booker Prize was different. The main Booker Prize was only for writers from certain countries. But the International Prize was open to authors from any country. Their books just needed to be available in English.
This award was worth £60,000. It was given every two years. It honored an author's entire collection of books. This was similar to the Nobel Prize for Literature. The winning author could also choose their translators. Those translators would receive an extra £15,000 prize.
The very first winner in 2005 was Ismail Kadare. He was a writer from Albania. Many people thought this prize was becoming very important. Some even said it was a good alternative to the Nobel Prize.
| Year | Author | Country | Translator | Language | Ref. |
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| 2005 | Ismail Kadare |  Albania |
N/A | Albanian | |
| 2007 | Chinua Achebe |  Nigeria |
N/A | English | |
| 2009 | Alice Munro |  Canada |
N/A | English | |
| 2011 | Philip Roth |  United States |
N/A | English | |
| 2013 | Lydia Davis | United States |
N/A | English | |
| 2015 | László Krasznahorkai |  Hungary |
George Szirtes and Ottilie Mulzet | Hungarian |
The Prize Today (2016 Onwards)
In July 2015, a change was announced. Another prize, the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize, was stopped. Its prize money was added to the International Booker Prize. This made the International Booker Prize work differently.
Now, it awards one book of fiction each year. The book must be translated into English. The £50,000 prize is split between the author and the translator. Each author and translator on the shortlist gets £2,500. This new way helps encourage people to publish and read translated books. It also highlights the important work of translators.
Judges first pick a "longlist" of 12 or 13 books in March. This is sometimes called "the Booker Dozen." Then, they choose a "shortlist" of six books in April. The winner is announced in May.
| Year | Author | Country | Translator | Country | Work | Language | Ref. |
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| 2016 | Han Kang |  South Korea |
Deborah Smith | United Kingdom | The Vegetarian 채식주의자 |
Korean | |
| 2017 | David Grossman |  Israel |
Jessica Cohen | Israel/UK/US | A Horse Walks into a Bar סוס אחד נכנס לבר |
Hebrew | |
| 2018 | Olga Tokarczuk |  Poland |
Jennifer Croft | United States | Flights Bieguni |
Polish | |
| 2019 | Jokha al-Harthi |  Oman |
Marilyn Booth | United States | Celestial Bodies سيدات القمر |
Arabic | |
| 2020 | Marieke Lucas Rijneveld |  Netherlands |
Michele Hutchison | United Kingdom | The Discomfort of Evening De avond is ongemak |
Dutch | |
| 2021 | David Diop |  France |
Anna Moschovakis | United States | At Night All Blood Is Black Frère d'âme |
French | |
| 2022 | Geetanjali Shree |  India |
Daisy Rockwell | United States | Tomb of Sand रेत समाधि |
Hindi | |
| 2023 | Georgi Gospodinov |  Bulgaria |
Angela Rodel | United Kingdom/ United States | Time Shelter Времеубежище |
Bulgarian | |
| 2024 | Jenny Erpenbeck |  Germany |
Michael Hofmann | Germany | Kairos | German |
Past Winners and Nominees
Winners from 2005 to 2015
During this period, the prize was given for an author's entire body of work.
2005 Winner: Ismail Kadare
The first International Booker Prize was judged by John Carey, Alberto Manguel, and Azar Nafisi. The nominees were announced on June 2, 2005. Albanian writer Ismail Kadare was the first winner. Head judge John Carey called Kadare "a universal writer." Kadare said he was "deeply honoured" to win. He received his award in Edinburgh on June 27.
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2007 Winner: Chinua Achebe
The 2007 prize was judged by Elaine Showalter, Nadine Gordimer, and Colm Tóibín. The nominees were announced on April 12, 2007. Nigerian author Chinua Achebe won the prize for his amazing writing career. Judge Nadine Gordimer said Achebe was "the father of modern African literature." Achebe received his award in Oxford on June 28.
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2009 Winner: Alice Munro
The 2009 prize was judged by Jane Smiley, Amit Chaudhuri, and Andrey Kurkov. The nominees were announced on March 18, 2009. Canadian short story writer Alice Munro won for her lifetime of work. Judge Jane Smiley said Munro's work was "practically perfect." Munro was "totally amazed and delighted" by her win. She received the award in Dublin on June 25.
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2011 Winner: Philip Roth
The 2011 prize was judged by Rick Gekoski, Carmen Callil, and Justin Cartwright. The nominees were announced on March 30, 2011. American novelist Philip Roth was announced as the winner on May 18, 2011. Roth said it was "a great honour." He hoped the prize would help more people around the world discover his books. Roth received his award in London on June 28.
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2013 Winner: Lydia Davis
The 2013 prize was judged by Christopher Ricks, Elif Batuman, Aminatta Forna, Yiyun Li, and Tim Parks. The nominees were announced on January 24, 2013. Lydia Davis, known for her short stories, won the prize on May 22. The prize website said her work has "the brevity and precision of poetry." Judge Christopher Ricks praised her "great imaginative attention."
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2015 Winner: László Krasznahorkai
The 2015 prize was judged by Marina Warner, Nadeem Aslam, Elleke Boehmer, Edwin Frank, and Wen-chin Ouyang. The nominees were announced on March 24, 2015. László Krasznahorkai became the first author from Hungary to win. The prize recognized his "achievement in fiction on the world stage." His translators, George Szirtes and Ottilie Mulzet, shared the £15,000 translators' prize.
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Winners from 2016 to Present
Since 2016, the prize is awarded to a single book. The chair of each year's judging panel is shown in bold.
2016 Winner: Han Kang
The nominees for the 2016 prize were announced on April 14, 2016. Han Kang became the first Korean author to win. Her translator, Deborah Smith, was the first translator to share the prize money. Boyd Tonkin, who led the judges, said the decision was unanimous. He described the winning book, The Vegetarian, as "compact, exquisite and disturbing."
| Award | Author | Country | Translator | Title | Publisher | Judges |
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| Winner | Han Kang | South Korea |
Deborah Smith | The Vegetarian 채식주의자 |
Portobello Books |
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| Shortlist | José Eduardo Agualusa |  Angola |
Daniel Hahn | A General Theory of Oblivion Teoria Geral do Esquecimento |
Harvill Secker | |
| Elena Ferrante |  Italy |
Ann Goldstein | The Story of the Lost Child Storia della bambina perduta |
Europa Editions | ||
| Orhan Pamuk |  Turkey |
Ekin Oklap | A Strangeness in My Mind Kafamda Bir Tuhaflık |
Faber & Faber | ||
| Robert Seethaler |  Austria |
Charlotte Collins | A Whole Life Ein ganzes Leben |
Picador | ||
| Yan Lianke |  China |
Carlos Rojas | The Four Books 四書 |
Chatto & Windus | ||
| Longlist | Maylis de Kerangal | France |
Jessica Moore | Mend the Living Réparer les vivants |
MacLehose Press | |
| Eka Kurniawan |  Indonesia |
Labodalih Sembiring | Man Tiger Lelaki Harimau |
Verso Books | ||
| Fiston Mwanza Mujila |  Democratic Republic of Congo |
Roland Glasser | Tram 83 | Jacaranda Books | ||
| Raduan Nassar |  Brazil |
Stefan Tobler | A Cup of Rage Um Copo de Cólera |
Penguin Modern Classics | ||
| Marie NDiaye | France |
Jordan Stump | Ladivine | MacLehose Press | ||
| Kenzaburō Ōe |  Japan |
Deborah Boliver Boehm | Death by Water 水死 |
Atlantic Books | ||
| Aki Ollikainen |  Finland |
Emily Jeremiah & Fleur Jeremiah | White Hunger Nälkävuosi |
Peirene Press |
2017 Winner: David Grossman
The longlist for the 2017 prize was announced on March 14, 2017. The shortlist followed on April 20. The winner was announced on June 14, 2017. David Grossman became the first Israeli author to win. He shared the £50,000 award with translator Jessica Cohen. Nick Barley, a judge, called the winning book A Horse Walks into a Bar "an ambitious high-wire act of a novel."
| Award | Author | Country | Translator | Title | Publisher | Judges |
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| Winner | David Grossman | Israel |
Jessica Cohen | A Horse Walks into a Bar סוס אחד נכנס לבר |
Jonathan Cape |
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| Shortlist | Mathias Énard | France |
Charlotte Mandell | Compass Boussole |
Fitzcarraldo Editions | |
| Roy Jacobsen |  Norway |
Don Bartlett & Don Shaw | The Unseen De usynlige |
MacLehose Press | ||
| Dorthe Nors |  Denmark |
Misha Hoekstra | Mirror, Shoulder, Signal Spejl, skulder, blink |
Pushkin Press | ||
| Amos Oz | Israel |
Nicholas de Lange | Judas הבשורה על-פי יהודה |
Chatto & Windus | ||
| Samanta Schweblin |  Argentina |
Megan McDowell | Fever Dream Distancia de rescate |
Oneworld | ||
| Longlist | Wioletta Greg | Poland |
Eliza Marciniak | Swallowing Mercury Guguły |
Portobello Books | |
| Stefan Hertmans |  Belgium |
David McKay | War and Turpentine Oorlog en terpentijn |
Harvill Secker | ||
| Ismail Kadare | Albania |
John Hodgson | The Traitor's Niche Kamarja e turpit |
Harvill Secker | ||
| Alain Mabanckou | France |
Helen Stevenson | Black Moses Petit Piment |
Serpent's Tail | ||
| Clemens Meyer | Germany |
Katy Derbyshire | Bricks and Mortar Im Stein |
Fitzcarraldo Editions | ||
| Jón Kalman Stefánsson |  Iceland |
Phil Roughton | Fish Have No Feet Fiskarnir hafa enga fætur |
MacLehose Press | ||
| Yan Lianke | China |
Carlos Rojas | The Explosion Chronicles 炸裂志 |
Chatto & Windus |
2018 Winner: Olga Tokarczuk
The longlist for the 2018 prize was announced on March 12, 2018. The shortlist followed on April 12. The winner was announced on May 22, 2018. Olga Tokarczuk is the first Polish author to win the award. She shared the prize with her translator, Jennifer Croft. Lisa Appignanesi, a judge, described Tokarczuk as a "writer of wonderful wit, imagination, and literary panache."
| Award | Author | Country | Translator | Title | Publisher | Judges |
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| Winner | Olga Tokarczuk | Poland |
Jennifer Croft | Flights Bieguni |
Fitzcarraldo Editions |
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| Shortlist | Virginie Despentes | France |
Frank Wynne | Vernon Subutex 1 | MacLehose Press | |
| Han Kang | South Korea |
Deborah Smith | The White Book 흰 |
Portobello Books | ||
| László Krasznahorkai | Hungary |
John Batki, Ottilie Mulzet & George Szirtes | The World Goes On Megy a világ |
Tuskar Rock Press | ||
| Antonio Muñoz Molina |  Spain |
Camilo A. Ramirez | Like a Fading Shadow Como la sombra que se va |
Tuskar Rock Press | ||
| Ahmed Saadawi |  Iraq |
Jonathan Wright | Frankenstein in Baghdad فرانكشتاين في بغداد |
Oneworld | ||
| Longlist | Laurent Binet | France |
Sam Taylor | The 7th Function of Language La Septième Fonction du langage |
Harvill Secker | |
| Javier Cercas | Spain |
Frank Wynne | The Impostor El impostor |
MacLehose Press | ||
| Jenny Erpenbeck | Germany |
Susan Bernofsky | Go, Went, Gone Gehen, ging, gegangen |
Portobello Books | ||
| Ariana Harwicz | Argentina |
Sarah Moses & Carolina Orloff | Die, My Love Matate, amor |
Charco Press | ||
| Christoph Ransmayr | Austria |
Simon Pare | The Flying Mountain Der fliegende Berg |
Seagull Books | ||
| Wu Ming-Yi |  Taiwan |
Darryl Sterk | The Stolen Bicycle 單車失竊記 |
Text Publishing | ||
| Gabriela Ybarra | Spain |
Natasha Wimmer | The Dinner Guest El comensal |
Harvill Secker |
2019 Winner: Jokha al-Harthi
The longlist for the 2019 prize was announced on March 13, 2019. The shortlist followed on April 9. The winner was announced on May 21, 2019. Jokha Alharthi is the first author writing in Arabic to win the International Booker Prize. Bettany Hughes, a judge, said that with Celestial Bodies, they felt they were "getting access to ideas and thoughts and experiences you aren’t normally given in English."
| Award | Author | Country | Translator | Title | Publisher | Judges |
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| Winner | Jokha Alharthi | Oman |
Marilyn Booth | Celestial Bodies سيدات القمر |
Sandstone Press |
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| Shortlist | Annie Ernaux | France |
Alison L. Strayer | The Years Les années |
Fitzcarraldo Editions | |
| Marion Poschmann | Germany |
Jen Calleja | The Pine Islands Die Kieferninseln |
Serpent's Tail | ||
| Olga Tokarczuk | Poland |
Antonia Lloyd-Jones | Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead Prowadź swój pług przez kości umarłych |
Fitzcarraldo Editions | ||
| Juan Gabriel Vásquez |  Colombia |
Anne McLean | The Shape of the Ruins La forma de las ruinas |
MacLehose Press | ||
| Alia Trabucco Zerán |  Chile |
Sophie Hughes | The Remainder La resta |
And Other Stories | ||
| Longlist | Can Xue | China |
Annelise Finegan Wasmoen | Love in the New Millennium 新世纪爱情故事 |
Yale University Press | |
| Hwang Sok-yong | South Korea |
Sora Kim-Russell | At Dusk 해질무렵 |
Scribe | ||
| Mazen Maarouf |  Palestine Iceland |
Jonathan Wright | Jokes for the Gunmen نكات للمسلحين |
Granta | ||
| Hubert Mingarelli | France |
Sam Taylor | Four Soldiers Quatre soldats |
Portobello Books | ||
| Samanta Schweblin | Argentina |
Megan McDowell | Mouthful of Birds Pájaros en la boca |
Oneworld | ||
| Sara Stridsberg |  Sweden |
Deborah Bragan-Turner | The Faculty of Dreams Drömfakulteten |
MacLehose Press | ||
| Tommy Wieringa | The Netherlands |
Sam Garrett | The Death of Murat Idrissi De dood van Murat Idrissi |
Scribe |
2020 Winner: Marieke Lucas Rijneveld
The longlist for 2020 was announced on February 27. The shortlist came out on April 2. The winner announcement was moved to August 26, 2020, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Award | Author | Country | Translator | Title | Publisher | Judges |
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| Winner | Marieke Lucas Rijneveld | The Netherlands |
Michele Hutchison | The Discomfort of Evening De avond is ongemak |
Faber & Faber |
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| Shortlist | Shokoofeh Azar |  Iran |
Anonymous | The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree اشراق درخت گوجه سبز |
Europa Editions | |
| Gabriela Cabezón Cámara | Argentina |
Iona Macintyre & Fiona Mackintosh | The Adventures of China Iron Las aventuras de la China Iron |
Charco Press | ||
| Daniel Kehlmann | Germany |
Ross Benjamin | Tyll | Riverrun, Quercus | ||
| Fernanda Melchor |  Mexico |
Sophie Hughes | Hurricane Season Temporada de huracanes |
Fitzcarraldo Editions | ||
| Yōko Ogawa | Japan |
Stephen Snyder | The Memory Police 密やかな結晶 |
Harvill Secker | ||
| Longlist | Willem Anker |  South Africa |
Michiel Heyns | Red Dog Buys: 'n grensroman |
Pushkin Press | |
| Jon Fosse | Norway |
Damion Searls | The Other Name: Septology I – II Det andre namnet – Septologien I – II |
Fitzcarraldo Editions | ||
| Nino Haratischvili |  Georgia Germany |
Charlotte Collins & Ruth Martin | The Eighth Life Das achte Leben (Für Brilka) |
Scribe | ||
| Michel Houellebecq | France |
Shaun Whiteside | Serotonin Sérotonine |
William Heinemann | ||
| Emmanuelle Pagano | France |
Sophie Lewis & Jennifer Higgins | Faces on the Tip of My Tongue Un renard à mains nues |
Peirene Press | ||
| Samanta Schweblin | Argentina |
Megan McDowell | Little Eyes Kentukis |
Oneworld | ||
| Enrique Vila-Matas | Spain |
Margaret Jull Costa & Sophie Hughes | Mac and His Problem Mac y su contratiempo |
Harvill Secker |
2021 Winner: David Diop
The longlist for 2021 was announced on March 30. The shortlist followed on April 22. The winning author and translator were announced on June 2, 2021.
| Award | Author | Country | Translator | Title | Publisher | Judges |
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| Winner | David Diop | France |
Anna Moschovakis | At Night All Blood Is Black Frère d'âme |
Pushkin Press |
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| Shortlist | Mariana Enríquez | Argentina |
Megan McDowell | The Dangers of Smoking in Bed Los peligros de fumar en la cama |
Granta | |
| Benjamín Labatut | Chile |
Adrian Nathan West | When We Cease to Understand the World Un verdor terrible |
Pushkin Press | ||
| Olga Ravn | Denmark |
Martin Aitken | The Employees De ansatte |
Lolli Editions | ||
| Maria Stepanova |  Russia |
Sasha Dugdale | In Memory of Memory Памяти памяти |
Fitzcarraldo Editions | ||
| Éric Vuillard | France |
Mark Polizzotti | The War of the Poor La Guerre des pauvres |
Picador | ||
| Longlist | Can Xue | China |
Karen Gernant & Chen Zeping | I Live in the Slums | Yale University Press | |
| Nana Ekvtimishvili | Georgia |
Elizabeth Heighway | The Pear Field მსხლების მინდორი |
Peirene Press | ||
| Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o |  Kenya |
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o | The Perfect Nine: The Epic of Gĩkũyũ and Mũmbi Kenda Mũiyũru: Rũgano rwa Gĩkũyũ na Mũmbi |
Harvill Secker | ||
| Jaap Robben | The Netherlands |
David Doherty | Summer Brother Zomervacht |
World Editions | ||
| Judith Schalansky | Germany |
Jackie Smith | An Inventory of Losses Verzeichnis einiger Verluste |
MacLehose Press | ||
| Adania Shibli | Palestine |
Elisabeth Jaquette | Minor Detail تفصيل ثانوي |
Fitzcarraldo Editions | ||
| Andrzej Tichý | Sweden |
Nichola Smalley | Wretchedness Eländet |
And Other Stories |
2022 Winner: Geetanjali Shree
The longlist for 2022 was announced on March 10. The shortlist followed on April 7. The winner was announced on May 26, 2022. Tomb of Sand is the first novel written in Hindi to be nominated. It is also the first book in an Indian language to win the International Booker Prize.
| Award | Author | Country | Translator | Title | Publisher | Judges |
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| Winner | Geetanjali Shree | India |
Daisy Rockwell | Tomb of Sand रेत समाधि |
Tilted Axis Press |
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| Shortlist | Bora Chung | South Korea |
Anton Hur | Cursed Bunny 저주토끼 |
Honford Star | |
| Jon Fosse | Norway |
Damion Searls | A New Name: Septology VI-VII Eit nytt namn – Septologien VI – VII |
Fitzcarraldo Editions | ||
| Mieko Kawakami | Japan |
Sam Bett & David Boyd | Heaven ヘヴン |
Picador | ||
| Claudia Piñeiro | Argentina |
Frances Riddle | Elena Knows Elena sabe |
Charco Press | ||
| Olga Tokarczuk | Poland |
Jennifer Croft | The Books of Jacob Księgi Jakubowe |
Fitzcarraldo Editions | ||
| Longlist | Jonas Eika | Denmark |
Sherilyn Hellberg | After the Sun Efter solen |
Lolli Editions | |
| David Grossman | Israel |
Jessica Cohen | More Than I Love My Life אתי החיים משחק הרבה |
Jonathan Cape | ||
| Violaine Huisman | France |
Leslie Camhi | The Book of Mother Fugitive parce que reine |
Scribner | ||
| Fernanda Melchor | Mexico |
Sophie Hughes | Paradais Páradais |
Fitzcarraldo Editions | ||
| Sang Young Park | South Korea |
Anton Hur | Love in the Big City 대도시의 사랑법 |
Tilted Axis Press | ||
| Norman Erikson Pasaribu | Indonesia |
Tiffany Tsao | Happy Stories, Mostly Cerita-cerita Bahagia, Hampir Seluruhnya |
Tilted Axis Press | ||
| Paulo Scott | Brazil |
Daniel Hahn | Phenotypes Marrom e Amarelo |
And Other Stories |
2023 Winner: Georgi Gospodinov
The longlist for 2023 was announced on March 14. The shortlist followed on April 18. The winner was announced on May 23, 2023. Georgi Gospodinov's Time Shelter is the first book in Bulgarian to win the prize.
| Award | Author | Country | Translator | Title | Publisher | Judges |
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| Winner | Georgi Gospodinov | Bulgaria |
Angela Rodel | Time Shelter Времеубежище |
Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
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| Shortlist | Eva Baltasar | Spain |
Julia Sanches | Boulder | And Other Stories | |
| Cheon Myeong-kwan | South Korea |
Chi-Young Kim | Whale 고래 |
Europa Editions | ||
| Maryse Condé | France |
Richard Philcox | The Gospel According to the New World L'Évangile du nouveau monde |
World Editions | ||
| GauZ' |  Côte d'Ivoire |
Frank Wynne | Standing Heavy Debout-payé |
MacLehose Press | ||
| Guadalupe Nettel | Mexico |
Rosalind Harvey | Still Born La hija única |
Fitzcarraldo Editions | ||
| Longlist | Vigdis Hjorth | Norway |
Charlotte Barslund | Is Mother Dead Er mor død |
Verso Fiction | |
| Andrey Kurkov |  Ukraine |
Reuben Woolley | Jimi Hendrix Live in Lviv Львовская гастроль Джими Хендрикса |
MacLehose Press | ||
| Laurent Mauvignier | France |
Daniel Levin Becker | The Birthday Party Histoires de la nuit |
Fitzcarraldo Editions | ||
| Clemens Meyer | Germany |
Katy Derbyshire | While We Were Dreaming Als wir träumten |
Fitzcarraldo Editions | ||
| Perumal Murugan | India |
Aniruddhan Vasudevan | Pyre பூக்குழி |
Pushkin Press | ||
| Amanda Svensson | Sweden |
Nichola Smalley | A System So Magnificent It Is Blinding Ett system så magnifikt att det bländar |
Scribe | ||
| Zou Jingzhi | China |
Jeremy Tiang | Ninth Building 九栋 |
Honford Star |
2024 Winner: Jenny Erpenbeck
The longlist for 2024 was announced on March 11. The shortlist followed on April 9. The winner was announced on May 21, 2024, at Tate Modern in London. The winner was Jenny Erpenbeck for her novel Kairos. It was translated from German by Michael Hofmann. This was the first time a German writer won the prize. It was also the first time a male translator won.
| Award | Author | Country | Translator | Title | Publisher | Judges |
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| Winner | Jenny Erpenbeck | Germany |
Michael Hofmann | Kairos | Granta |
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| Shortlist | Selva Almada | Argentina |
Annie McDermott | Not a River No es un río |
Charco Press | |
| Ia Genberg | Sweden |
Kira Josefsson | The Details Detaljerna |
Granta | ||
| Hwang Sok-yong | South Korea |
Sora Kim-Russell & Youngjae Josephine Bae | Mater 2-10 철도원 삼대 |
Scribe | ||
| Jente Posthuma | The Netherlands |
Sarah Timmer Harvey | What I’d Rather Not Think About Waar ik liever niet aan denk |
Scribe | ||
| Itamar Vieira Junior | Brazil |
Johnny Lorenz | Crooked Plow Torto Arado |
Verso Books | ||
| Longlist | Rodrigo Blanco Calderón |  Venezuela |
Noel Hernández González & Daniel Hahn | Simpatía | Seven Stories Press | |
| Urszula Honek | Poland |
Kate Webster | White Nights Białe noce |
MTO Press | ||
| Ismail Kadare | Albania |
John Hodgson | A Dictator Calls Kur sunduesit grinden |
Harvill Secker | ||
| Andrey Kurkov | Ukraine |
Boris Dralyuk | The Silver Bone Самсон и Надежда |
MacLehose Press | ||
| Veronica Raimo | Italy |
Leah Janeczko | Lost on Me Niente di vero |
Virago Press | ||
| Domenico Starnone | Italy |
Oonagh Stransky | The House on Via Gemito Via Gemito |
Europa Editions | ||
| Gabriela Wiener |  Peru |
Julia Sanches | Undiscovered Huaco retrato |
Pushkin Press |
2025 Winner: Banu Mushtaq
The longlist for 2025 was announced on February 25. The shortlist was published on April 8. The winner was announced on May 20, 2025. Banu Mushtaq's Heart Lamp won the award.
All 13 writers on the longlist were nominated for the first time. The 2025 awards also had other firsts. These included the first nominated translation from Kannada (Heart Lamp). This book also became the first translation from that language to be shortlisted. It was also the first nomination for a Romanian author (Cărtărescu). And it was the first nomination for an Iraqi translator (Antoon). Translator Sophie Hughes was on the longlist for a record fifth time. She was on the shortlist for a record third time.
| Award | Author | Country | Translator | Title | Publisher | Judges |
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| Winner | Banu Mushtaq | India |
Deepa Bhasthi | Heart Lamp | And Other Stories |
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| Shortlist | Anne Serre | France |
Mark Hutchinson | A Leopard-Skin Hat Un chapeau léopard |
Lolli Editions | |
| Vincenzo Latronico | Italy |
Sophie Hughes | Perfection Le perfezioni |
Fitzcarraldo Editions | ||
| Hiromi Kawakami | Japan |
Asa Yoneda | Under the Eye of the Big Bird 大きな鳥にさらわれないよう |
Granta | ||
| Vincent Delecroix | France |
Helen Stevenson | Small Boat Naufrage |
Small Axes | ||
| Solvej Balle | Denmark |
Barbara J Haveland | On the Calculation of Volume I Om udregning af rumfang |
Faber & Faber | ||
| Longlist | Ibtisam Azem | Palestine |
Sinan Antoon | The Book of Disappearance سفر الإختفاء |
And Other Stories | |
| Gaëlle Bélem | La Réunion |
Karen Fleetwood & Laëtitia Saint-Loubert | There's a Monster Behind the Door Un monstre est là, derrière la porte |
Bullaun Press | ||
| Mircea Cărtărescu |  Romania |
Sean Cotter | Solenoid | Pushkin Press | ||
| Dahlia de la Cerda | Mexico |
Heather Cleary & Julia Sanches | Reservoir ... Perras de reserva |
Scribe | ||
| Saou Ichikawa | Japan |
Polly Barton | Hunchback ハンチバック |
Viking Press | ||
| Christian Kracht |  Switzerland |
Daniel Bowles | Eurotrash | Serpent's Tail | ||
| Astrid Roemer |  Suriname Netherlands |
Lucy Scott | On a Woman's Madness Over de gekte van een vrouw |
Tilted Axis Press |
See also
In Spanish: Premio International Booker para niños
- Booker Prize for Fiction
- Man Asian Literary Prize
- National Book Award
- Prix Goncourt
- Neustadt International Prize for Literature
- Franz Kafka Prize
- Warwick Prize for Women in Translation
- International Dublin Literary Award
- List of literary awards
