The International Booker Prize Longlist 2026
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Translated by Jordan StumpIn a small, sleepy town, a mediocre witch, in a mediocre marriage, tries to pass on her gifts to her twin daughters, who, it becomes immediately apparent, have skills far beyond her own.‘NDiaye at her most…
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Translated by Antonella LettieriOutside Vallorgana, a tiny, isolated village high in the foothills of the Dolomites, the ‘Duke’ lives in the villa of his aristocratic ancestors. The last in the centuries’ old line of the…
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Translated by Padma ViswanathanOn land where enslaved people were once tortured and murdered, the state built a penal colony in the wilderness, where inmates could be rehabilitated, but never escape. Now, decades later, and having only…
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Translated from Persian by Faridoun FarrokhThe internationally acclaimed masterpiece from one of Iran's most influential writers - a powerful and essential tale of female freedom.‘The best feminist novel I know. It's thrilling,…
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Translated by Lin KingWinner of the 2024 National Book Award for Translated LiteratureWinner of the 2024 Baifang Schell Book Prize for Outstanding Translated Literature from Chinese LanguageDisguised as a translation of a rediscovered text…
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Translated by Charlotte MandellFleeing a nameless war, a soldier emerges from the Mediterranean scrubland, filthy, exhausted and seeking refuge. A chance meeting forces him to rethink his journey, and the price he puts on a life. On 11…
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National Book Award FinalistThe New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2025‘A novel of epic scope that resonates powerfully while wars of tragic loss continue to be fought on multiple fronts, including in Europe. Daanje…
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Translated by Robin MyersA sumptuous and surreal historical reimagining of one of South America’s best-known trans men, Antonio de ErausoThe new novel from the International Booker-shortlisted author of The Adventures of…
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Translated by Ruth MartinA captivating, polyphonic novel of one family’s flight from and return to Iran. 1979. Behsad, a young communist revolutionary, fights with his friends for a new order after the Shah’s expulsion.He tells…
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Translated by Kira JosefssonPraise for Ia Genberg:‘Miraculous’ – Hernan Diaz, author of Trust‘I wish I could write like this’ - Fredrik Backman, author of A Man Called Ove‘Mesmerizing and…
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Translated by Izidora AngelHigh in the Accursed Mountains, in a village ruled by the ancient laws of the Kanun, Bekija escapes an arranged marriage by becoming a sworn virgin, renouncing her womanhood to live as a man. Her decision sets off…
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The Wax Child - the narrator of this novel - gives their account of a 17th-century witch trial and bears testament to human folly, the persecution of women and the solidarity of these “victims of untruth”. Ravn's novel reads like one long incantation – it's deeply unsettling and eery – but there's also a sense of humour rooted in its irony.
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Translated by Ross Benjamin‘Supple, horrifying and mordantly droll’ New York Times‘Nothing short of brilliant’ Wall Street Journal‘A subtle, often darkly funny novel about the relationship between art…
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