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Witches, Nazi collaborators and banned books: International Booker prize announces 2026 longlist
UK News•February 24, 2026 at 2:12 PMNational

Witches, Nazi collaborators and banned books: International Booker prize announces 2026 longlist

By Ella Creamer•The Guardian - UK News

Thirteen books make this year’s longlist for translated fiction, which awards a first prize of £50,000Olga Ravn, Daniel Kehlmann, Ia Genberg, Mathias Énard and Gabriela Cabezón Cámara are among those longlisted for the International Booker prize, which recognises the best translated fiction and turns 10 this year.A “Booker dozen” of 13 books were longlisted for this year’s prize. One author-translator pair will win £50,000, to be split equally. Continue reading...

Thirteen books make this year’s longlist for translated fiction, which awards a first prize of £50,000

Olga Ravn, Daniel Kehlmann, Ia Genberg, Mathias Énard and Gabriela Cabezón Cámara are among those longlisted for the International Booker prize, which recognises the best translated fiction and turns 10 this year.

A “Booker dozen” of 13 books were longlisted for this year’s prize. One author-translator pair will win £50,000, to be split equally.

Continue reading...

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