With 13 titles longlisted for the Man Booker International Prize for fiction translated into English, some question the gender balance on the list.
László Krasznahorkai Takes Man Booker International Prize
Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai has won the £60,000 Man Booker International Prize for his ‘achievement in fiction on the world stage.’
Man Booker International Prize 2015 Finalist’s List Announced
Authors representing 10 countries — 6 countries for the first time — are included on the shortlist for the Man Booker International Prize.
Is The Man Booker International Prize Not International Enough?
Does the Man Booker International Prize lose credibility by overlooking works in translation while favoring books originally written in English?
American Lydia Davis Wins Man Booker International Prize
The judges of the Man International Booker Prize have done what recent Nobel Prize committees have refused to do: honor an American for ‘achievement in fiction on the world stage.’
Ten Authors Vie for 2013 Man Booker International Prize
Ten finalists were chosen as finalists from among 150 submitted for the Man Booker Prize International Prize for fiction. The shortlist was revealed at India’s Jaipur Literary Festival.
Chinese, Lebanese Writers Among Finalists for Man Booker International Prize
The finalists for the biennial Man Booker International Prize have been announced. The winner — who receives £60,000 pounds — will be announced at the Sydney Writers Festival on May 18. Unlike the Booker prize, the award is open to living authors writing in English or those whose works are generally available in an English translation. If applicable, the winner can opt …
Man Booker Prize Pressured to Rescind Its Internationalist Stance
Some publishing players in the UK are protesting the Man Booker Prize for Fiction’s eligibility rules, saying that the Booker should reimpose a ‘ban on American writers.’
In the UK, a New Literary Magazine, With International Intent
The new literary magazine ‘Fictionable’ launches June 27 with short works including graphic fiction and translation.
In London, Geetanjali Shree and Daisy Rockwell Win the 2022 International Booker Prize
‘Tomb of Sand’ is the first novel translated from an Indian language to win the award. Shree and Rockwell split the International Booker’s £50,000 purse.