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Short-but-punchy books dominate International Booker Prize shortlist

First-time nominee female writers dominate the International Booker Prize shortlist 2025.

8 April 2025

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New tongues and gay classics: International Booker Prize longlist out

11 novels and two short story collections are in the running for one of the most prestigious prizes in literature.

25 February 2025

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Han Kang: A guide to the Nobel Prize winning author

As South Korean author Han Kang becomes the 18th woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, here's a guide to her work.

10 October 2024

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International Booker Prize 2024: 'Kairos' by Jenny Erpenbeck wins

Jenny Erpenbeck is the first German writer to win the International Booker Prize.

21 May 2024

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International Booker Prize 2024: Shortlist announced

Six books spanning six languages, six countries and three continents contend for this year's biggest international language literary award.

9 April 2024

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Salman Rushdie announces memoir about New York knife attack

Rushdie describes the book as "a way to take charge of what happened, and to answer violence with art."

12 October 2023

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International Booker Prize winner Gospodinov hails Balkan tales

Georgi Gospondinov says more stories from the Balkans and Eastern Europe are now being heard because of the tragedy unfolding in Ukraine.

25 May 2023

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Georgi Gospodinov novel wins historic International Booker Prize

Georgi Gospodinov is the first Bulgarian to win the prestigious award for his novel 'Time Shelter', beating out five other writers on the shortlist.

24 May 2023

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Author Eva Baltasar talks lesbian love between a rock and a hard place

Eva Baltasar is a celebrated writer and poet in Spain, but next week could see her profile raised even higher if she wins the International Booker Prize, one of the literary world's most sought after awards.

19 May 2023