The International Booker Prize 2023 longlist

Dertien boeken zijn genomineerd voor The International Booker Prize 2023. Er zit geen kandidaat uit Nederland en Vlaanderen bij. De in het Engels vertaalde boeken maken kans op de prijs van 50.000 Britse ponden die verdeeld moeten worden tussen de auteur en de vertaler. Op 18 april wordt de shortlist bekendgemaakt en op 23 mei de uiteindelijke winnaar.

* Boulder – Eva Baltasar (Catalan), vertaler Julia Sanches (Brazilian)
* Whale – Cheon Myeong-kwan (Korean), vertaler Chi-Young Kim (Korean/American)
* The Gospel According to the New World – Maryse Condé (French), vertaler Richard Philcox (British)
* Standing Heavy – GauZ’ (Ivorian), vertaler Frank Wynne (Irish)
* Time Shelter – Georgi Gospodinov (Bulgarian), vertaler Angela Rodel (American)
* Is Mother Dead – Vigdis Hjorth (Norwegian), vertaler Charlotte Barslund (British/Danish)
* Jimi Hendrix Live in Lviv – Andrey Kurkov (Ukrainian), vertaler Reuben Woolley (British)
* The Birthday Party – Laurent Mauvignier (French), vertaler Daniel Levin Becker (American)
* While We Were Dreaming – Clemens Meyer (German), vertaler Katy Derbyshire (British/German)
* Pyre – Perumal Murugan (Indian), vertaler Aniruddhan Vasudevan (Indian)
* Still Born – Guadalupe Nettel (Mexican), vertaler Rosalind Harvey (British)
* A System So Magnificent It Is Blinding – Amanda Svensson (Swedish), vertaler Nichola Smalley (British)
* Ninth Building – Zou Jingzhi (Chinese), vertaler Jeremy Tiang (Singaporean)

The International Booker Prize 2023 longlist

Ninth Building

A System So Magnificent It Is Blinding

Still Born

Pyre

While We Were Dreaming

The Birthday Party

Jimi Hendrix Live in Lviv

Is Mother Dead

Standing Heavy

Time Shelter

The Gospel According To The New World

Cheon, M: Whale

Boulder