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Twenty years ago,The Line of Beauty became one of the most talked about novels of the year when it won the Booker Prize 

The winner of the Booker Prize 2004, The Line of Beauty is an intricate portrait of class, politics and sexuality in Margaret Thatcher’s 1980s Britain

John Self explores some of the most famous titles that were initially turned down by publishers, and speaks to editors, authors and agents about why those books struggled to secure a deal

Win one of five bundles including a copy of our Monthly Spotlight title for June, The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst, plus a limited-edition Booker Prize tote bag

In this episode of The Booker Prize Podcast, our hosts chat to author and translator Jenny Erpenbeck and Michael Hofmann about their victory with Kairos, alongside administrator of the International Booker Prize, Fiammetta Rocco

Jenny Erpenbeck and Michael Hofmann’s victory with their novel about the dissolution of a political system marks a first for German literature – and was celebrated far beyond the novel’s borders

To celebrate Kairos winning the International Booker Prize 2024, we’ve put together a quiz to test your knowledge of classic German texts, recent works of German literature – and books set in Germany. Good luck!

Win one of five bundles including a signed copy of this year’s International Booker Prize winner, Kairos, plus a limited-edition, money-can’t-buy Booker Prizes tote bag and bookmark

Today, May 21, Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck, translated by Michael Hofmann, is announced as the winner of the International Booker Prize 2024

As Kairos becomes the first book translated from German to win the International Booker Prize, here’s everything you need to know about the novel