José Eduardo Agualusa
Translated from the original Portuguese by Daniel Hahn
The Shortlist
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A General Theory of Oblivion
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A Whole Life
Robert Seethaler
Translated from the original German
by Charlotte Collins
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The Story of My Teeth
Valeria Luiselli
Translated from the original Spanish by Christina MacSweeney
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A Strangeness in My Mind
Orhan Pamuk
Translated from the original Turkish by Ekin Oklap
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Confession of the Lioness
Mia Couto
Translated from the original Portuguese by David Brookshaw
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Under the Udala Trees
Chinelo Okparanta
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The Green Road
Anne Enright
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The Prophets of Eternal Fjord
Kim Leine
Translated from the original Danish by Martin Aitken
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The Sympathizer
Viet Thanh Nguyen
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A Little Life
Hanya Yanagihara
About the Award
Nomination Process
Books are nominated for the Award by invited public libraries in cities throughout the world - making the Award unique in its coverage of international fiction. Titles are nominated on the basis of 'high literary merit' as determined by the nominating library.
The Judges
Each year a panel of distinguished international judges is put in place under a non-voting chair. They have the epic task of considering each book from the longlist and narrowing it down to a shortlist of up to 10 titles. They must then enter deliberations to come up with the final winner by June of each year.
The Prize
The Award is given annually. The prize of €100,000 is awarded to the author of the winning book. However, if the winning book is in English translation, €75,000 is awarded to the author and €25,000 to the translator.
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