The Man Booker International Prize celebrates the finest works of translated fiction from around the world. The £50,000 prize for the winning book is divided equally between its author and translator. The 2019 finalists are listed below, with the winner indicated in red.
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Marilyn Booth |
"Celestial Bodies" |
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Alison L. Strayer |
"The Years" |
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Jen Calleja |
"The Pine Islands" |
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Olga Tokarczuk |
Antonia Lloyd-Jones |
"Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead" |
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Juan Gabriel Vásquez |
Anne McLean |
"The Shape of The Ruins" |
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Alia Trabucco Zerán |
Sophie Hughes |
"The Remainder" |
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The shortlist was selected by a panel of five judges, chaired by Bettany Hughes, award-winning historian, author and broadcaster, and is made up of writer, translator, and chair of English PEN Maureen Freely; philosopher Professor Angie Hobbs; novelist and satirist Elnathan John, and essayist and novelist Pankaj Mishra.
The winner of the 2019 prize was announced on 21 May at a formal dinner at the Roundhouse in London. Congratulations to all!
