13 novels have made it to the 2022 International Booker Prize longlist for 2022! The longlist features authors from 12 countries who have written across 11 languages, and also includes four previous winners of the prize (Olga Tokarczuk, Jennifer Croft, David Grossman and Jessica Cohen).
The International Booker Prize is awarded annually for a single book, translated into English and published in the UK or Ireland, with the £50,000 prize money to be split equally between the author and translator.
2022 Chair of Judges Frank Wynne said,
‘From the intimate to the epic, the numinous to the profane, the books make up a passionately-debated longlist that trace a ring around the world. These 13 titles from 12 countries and 11 languages explore the breadth and depth of human experience, and are a testament to the power of language and literature.’
The shortlist will be announced on the 7th April and the winners revealed on the 26th of May. Read on for the 2022 International Booker Prize longlist!
Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung, translated by Anton Hur
After The Sun by Jonas Eika, translated by Sherilyn Nicolette Hellberg
A New Name: Septology VI-VII by Jon Fosse, translated by Damion Searls
More Than I Love My Life by David Grossman, translated by Jessica Cohen
The Book of Mother by Violaine Huisman, translated by Leslie Camhi
Heaven by Mieko Kawakami, translated by Samuel Bett and David Boyd
Paradais by Fernanda Melchor, translated by Sophie Hughes
Love in the Big City by Sang Young Park, translated by Anton Hur
Happy Stories, Mostly by Norman Erikson Pasaribu, translated by Tiffany Tsao
Elena Knows by Claudia Piñeiro, translated by Frances Riddle
Phenotypes by Paulo Scott, translated by Daniel Hahn
Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree, translated by Daisy Rockwell
The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk, translated by Jennifer Croft
Congratulations to all of the authors on the 2022 International Booker Prize Longlist!
Find out more about the International Booker Prize here
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