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Translations in Focus: Six Global Novels Make 2026 International Booker Prize Shortlist

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Source: The Booker Prizes
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The 2026 International Booker Prize shortlist features six translated titles from eight countries, spanning settings from 1930s Taiwan to a Brazilian penal colony and a contemporary Albanian tribal society. Two are debuts, there are author–translator pairings on the shortlist, and the works explore themes of exile, memory, identity, and resistance. Prizes of £5,000 are awarded to each author–translator team, with the winner announced on 19 May 2026 at Tate Modern in London.

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