Elizabeth Strout
Solar Bones by Mike McCormack is the winner of the 2018 award!
Watch Mike McCormack’s acceptance speech
Dates for the 2019 award
Longlist announcement & introduction of the judging panel - 19th November
Shortlist - 4th April
Winner - 12th June
The Shortlist
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My Name is Lucy Barton
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The Unseen
Roy Jacobsen
Translated from the Norwegian by Don Bartlett and Don Shaw
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Baba Dunja’s Last Love
Alina Bronsky
Translated from the German by Tim Mohr
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The Transmigration of Bodies
Yuri Herrera
Translated from the Spanish by Lisa Dillman
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The Woman Next Door
Yewande Omotoso
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Human Acts
Han Kang
Translated from the Korean by Deborah Smith
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Distant Light
Antonio Moresco
Translated from the Italian by Richard Dixon
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Ladivine
Marie Ndiaye
Translated from the French by Jordan Stump
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Solar Bones
Mike McCormack
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The Lesser Bohemians
Eimear McBride
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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