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Announcing the International Booker Prize 2024 longlist

Announcing the International Booker Prize 2024 longlist

Update: 2024-03-121
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It's a big week in the literary calendar (if we do say so, ourselves), as we've just announced this year's International Booker Prize longlist. To mark the occasion, James is joined by Fiammetta Rocco, the administrator of the International Booker Prize, and Eleanor Wachtel, chair of the 2024 judging panel. Listen in as they discuss the prize, this year's longlisted books and why translated fiction matters.


Conversation topics in this episode:


  • Fiammetta shares how the International Booker Prize began, and how it works in tandem with the Booker Prize

  • The importance of translators

  • The surging popularity of translated fiction, especially amongst younger readers

  • What it's like to be a judge for the International Booker Prize

  • Common themes in contemporary literature across the world

  • The 2024 longlist


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A full transcript of the episode is available at our website.


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Announcing the International Booker Prize 2024 longlist

Announcing the International Booker Prize 2024 longlist

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