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Type: Author

David Doherty

David Doherty studied English and literary linguistics in the UK before moving to the Netherlands, where he has been translating Dutch texts since 1996

Type: Judge

Parul Sehgal

Parul Sehgal is International Booker Prize judge in 2023.

Type: Author

Margaret Atwood

Margaret Atwood is the world-renowned author of more than 50 books of fiction, poetry and critical essays

Type: Author

Ian McEwan

Ian McEwan, born in Aldershot, England, is a critically acclaimed author and winner of the Booker Prize in 1998

Type: Judge

Amit Chaudhuri

Amit Chaudhuri is a novelist, poet, essayist, literary critic, editor, singer and music composer.

Type: Feature
Date: 13 Feb 2023

Read our interviews with the International Booker Prize 2023 judges

We asked our five judges to describe their formative reading experiences - and to explain why reading fiction in translation matters

Type: Feature
Date: 07 Aug 2023

Reading guide: Loitering with Intent by Muriel Spark

Shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1981, Loitering with Intent is an expertly crafted novel on art and artifice, one which delicately explores the ethical demands and constraints of authorship

Booker Prize 2023 winner Paul Lynch, author of Prophet Song, with the judges

Type: Feature
Date: 29 Nov 2023

What everyone is saying about Prophet Song winning the Booker Prize

From the Royal Family and the Irish government, Paul Lynch’s victory was celebrated far and wide, with many praising the novel’s urgent messages

Type: Press release

The Booker Prize Book Club Challenge is announced

Type: Author

Faridoun Farrokh

Faridoun Farrokh was born and educated in Iran, where he began a teaching career