The Man Booker International Prize has revealed the shortlist of the six books in contention for the 2019 prize, which celebrates the finest works of translated fiction from around the world. The £50,000 prize for the winning book will be divided equally between its author and translator. The announcement was made at an event at Somerset House.
2019 shortlist is:
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Author |
Translator |
Title |
Publisher, Imprint |
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Jokha Alharthi |
Marilyn Booth |
Sandstone Press |
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Annie Ernaux |
Alison L. Strayer |
Fitzcarraldo Editions |
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Marion Poschmann |
Jen Calleja |
Profile Books, Serpent's Tail |
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Olga Tokarczuk |
Antonia Lloyd-Jones |
Fitzcarraldo Editions |
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Juan Gabriel Vásquez |
Anne McLean |
MacLehose Press, Quercus |
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Alia Trabucco Zerán |
Sophie Hughes |
And Other Stories |
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The list includes Olga Tokarczuk, who won the prize in 2018 for Flights, with her other translator into English, Antonia Lloyd-Jones; Jokha Alharthi, the first writer from the Arabian Gulf to be longlisted for the prize, alongside Marilyn Booth; and Alia Trabucco Zerán, who makes the list with her debut novel translated by Sophie Hughes. The list also includes The Years by Annie Ernaux and translated by Alison L. Strayer, which has already won prizes including Prix Renaudot in France and Premio Strega in Italy.
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