Discover the authors and translators on the 2022 International Booker Prize longlist

She discusses the challenges she faced working on her translation during the pandemic and being a champion of Indonesian literature.

He tells us how translation makes meaningful connections across languages possible and about the LGBTQ+ community that inspired him to write his novel.

The translator reveals the far-reaching impact A.S. Byatt’s work has on his life and how a misspelling in Spot left him feeling scandalised as a child.

Awarded the 2018 Booker International Prize for Flights, Croft tells us what draws her to the art of translation.

Searls discusses the unique body of work that is Fosse’s Septology.

She discusses how she channelled her real-life experiences with her own mother into her work.

Eika tells us why he challenged himself to write unplanned and without boundaries. 

He tells us how he started his reading journey as a child with the canon of detective fiction.

The author reveals how a terrifying experience on a remote Norwegian archipelago informed his longlisted work.

Geetanjali Shree tells us the importance of a global worldview in literature.

The globally bestselling author and scriptwriter discusses the inspiration behind the unlikely protagonist at the heart of her novel Elena Knows.

Fernanda Melchor reveals how the fragility of Mexican society inspired her novel Paradais.

Kawakami talks about the significance of her longlisted work being translated into English.

The winner of the 2017 International Booker Prize discusses how she views familiarity as an asset in her work.

Frances Riddle tells us about the path that led her to Spanish translation in Buenos Aires.

Hahn discusses the complexities of translation for his longlisted novel, Phenotypes.

She discusses why the subjects at the heart of The Book of Mother resonated with her and how reading memoirs set in Paris prepared her for the translation.

The critically-acclaimed author discusses the beauty she sees in English-language translation.

The author tells us why this is a landmark moment for Brazilian and Portuguese literature.

The prolific Norwegian writer discusses the final installment in his hypnotic Septology that took him five years to write.

Hellberg details her journey into the world of translation and the wealth of contemporary Danish fiction that captivated her.

She discusses how she uses the fantastical to address the horrors and cruelties of patriarchy and capitalism in modern society.

Sam Bett details the creativity involved in the translation process and how he’s never made it past the first page of Don Quixote. 

Hughes reveals challenges she faces in the art of translation and tells us how reading J.M. Coetzee changed her life.

David Boyd on his adoration for Japanese literature and how music became a common language when translating Heaven.

Daisy Rockwell details the rich and diverse world of South Asian literature and the liberation she feels while experimenting with language.