The Man Booker International Prize longlist 2019

The Man Booker International Prize has revealed the ‘Man Booker Dozen’ of 13 novels in contention for the 2019 prize, which celebrates the finest works of translated fiction from around the world.

The Man Booker International Prize is awarded every year for a single book, which is translated into English and published in the UK. Both novels and short-story collections are eligible. The work of translators is equally rewarded, with the £50,000 prize divided between the author and the translator of the winning entry. In addition, each shortlisted author and translator will receive £1,000 each.

Here is the full longlist:

The shortlist of six books will be announced on 9 April, with the winner to be revealed on 21 May.

Find out more about the Man Booker International Prize here.

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Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead

Olga Tokarczuk, Antonia Lloyd-Jones (trans.)

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