2023 International Booker Prize Shortlist Announced

Apr 18, 2023

The shortlist for the 2023 International Booker Prize has been announced. It comprises six books from six different countries. Authors and translators of each of the six shortlisted books will receive a prize of £5,000 at the ceremony: £2,500 for the author and £2,500 for the translator.

The winner of the £50,000 prize will be announced on May 23 at a ceremony in London.

The shortlist is as follows:

  • Boulder by Eva Baltasar, translated by Julia Sanches
  • Whale by Cheon Myeong-Kwan, translated by Chi-Young Kim
  • ​The Gospel According to the New World by Maryse Condé, translated by Richard Philcox
  • Standing Heavy by GauZ', translated by Frank Wynne
  • Time Shelter by Georgie Gospodinov, translated by Angela Rodel
  • Still Born by Guadalupe Nettel, translated by Rosalind Harvey
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