2018 Man Booker International Longlist
The longlist for the 2018 Man Booker International prize includes several titles of genre interest:
- The 7th Function of Language, Laurent Binet, translated by Sam Taylor (Harvill Secker)
- The World Goes On, László Krasznahorkai, translated by John Batki, Ottilie Mulzet & George Szirtes (Tuskar Rock)
- Frankenstein in Baghdad, Ahmed Saadawi, translated by Jonathan Wright (Oneworld)
The award is given “annually for a single work of fiction, translated into English and published in the UK.” The £50,000 prize is divided equally among the author and translator(s). Judges for 2018 include Lisa Appignanesi (chair), Michael Hofmann, Hari Kunzru, Tim Martin, and Helen Oyeyemi. The shortlist will be announced on April 12 and the winner on May 22, 2018.
For more information, including the complete longlist, see the Man Booker website.
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