Javier Cercas
Translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean
Launch of the 2017 Award - 21st November 2016!
American author Akhil Sharma has won the 2016 prize for his novel Family Life.
Press Release
Judges' Citation for the winning book
THE 2016 SHORTLIST
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Outlaws
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A Brief History of Seven Killings
Marlon James
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Diary of the Fall
Michel Laub
Translated from the Portuguese by Margaret Jull Costa
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Dept. of Speculation
Jenny Offill
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Lila
Marilynne Robinson
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The End of Days
Jenny Erpenbeck
Translated from the German by Susan Bernofsky
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Academy Street
Mary Costello
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Our Lady of the Nile
Scholastique Mukasonga
Translated from the French by Melanie Mauthner
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Family Life
Akhil Sharma
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Your Fathers, Where Are They? And the Prophets, Do They Live Forever?
Dave Eggers
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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