Just one week to go until the winners of the International Booker Prize 2024 are announced!
As we count down to our winner announcement, watch our video Q&As with the shortlistees, check out our collaboration with The Notting Hill Bookshop and read more about the best translated fiction
In just seven days’ time, we will be revealing which book has won the International Booker Prize 2024, at a ceremony at Tate Modern in London, sponsored by Maison Valentino. And you’ll be able to watch along via a special livestream on our YouTube channel, hosted by Jack Edwards from 9.30pm BST.
In the meantime, why not get to know the shortlistees with our series of video interviews with each of them? We recently invited you to submit questions via our social channels and Facebook Group (The Booker Prize Book Club) and have put a selection of them to our authors and translators. Find out more at the link below.
Talking translated fiction with The Notting Hill Bookshop
This month, we’ve teamed up with The Notting Hill Bookshop, made famous by the 1999 Richard Curtis film, to showcase the world’s best translated fiction.
Located in the heart of West London, a stone’s throw from the vibrant Portobello Market, sits one of the world’s most famous independent bookstores, which captured the hearts of readers across the globe when it appeared in the feature film Notting Hill. As the 25th anniversary of the film’s release approaches, we’re partnering with the shop until 24 May to showcase this year’s International Booker Prize. Watch our film at the link below to find out more.
Why fiction from South Korea and Japan is so popular with English-language readers
As well as being recognised by International Booker Prize judges year after year, fiction from Japan and South Korea is booming among English-speaking audiences, for a variety of reasons. Here, Sarah Shaffi speaks to publishers, translators and academics to find out why East Asian fiction is booming in the West.
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