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Date: 08/08/2023
Type: Book

The Details

In exhilarating, provocative prose, Ia Genberg reveals an intimate and powerful celebration of what it means to be human

Author Kazuo Ishiguro sitting in front of his books.

Date: 01/03/2024
Type: Feature

Where to start with Kazuo Ishiguro: a guide to his best books

From unreliable narrators and heartbreaking revelations to ‘the perfect novel’, here is our guide to the 1989 Booker Prize winner’s finest fiction

The Remains of the Day book cover on top of an image of a British manor with grey skies above.

Date: 01/03/2024
Type: Feature

Monthly Spotlight: The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

The winner of the 1989 Booker Prize, The Remains of the Day is Kazuo Ishiguro’s moving portrait of the perfect English butler, his loyalty and his fading, insular world in post-war England

A black bag the Booker Prize print behind the 'Remains of the Day' book.

Date: 01/03/2024
Type: Feature

Win a copy of The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro and a Booker Prize tote bag

Win one of five bundles including a copy of our March Monthly Spotlight, The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro, plus a limited-edition Booker Prize tote bag

Type: Content Page

Reading Challenge

Take part in our latest challenge to explore the 2025 longlist, and connect with like-minded readers all over the world. Whether you want to read just one book or the entire list, we’d love you to join in.

The Booker Prize Podcast episode 34 hero

Date: 22/02/2024
Type: Feature

The Booker Prize Podcast, Episode 34: The English Patient, on screen and in print

The Booker Prize Podcast returns to the movies this week to take a closer look at Michael Ondaatje’s The English Patient, the joint Booker Prize 1992 winner, and its big screen adaptation

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Date: 27/02/2024
Type: Feature

Quiz: Can you guess which Booker-nominated books these first lines are from?

First lines grab the reader’s attention and help set the tone for the rest of the novel. Test your knowledge on these opening words and see if you can match them to their famous titles

Type: Content Page

Get to know the International Booker Prize 2024 judges

Discover more about the judges of the International Booker Prize 2024 and find out what they are hoping to find among this year’s submissions

Black and white photo of Kazuo Ishiguro, writing at his desk.

Date: 01/03/2024
Type: Feature

A crash course in novel writing: how Kazuo Ishiguro wrote The Remains of the Day in a month

Kazuo Ishiguro describes the intense four-week writing period behind his 1989 Booker Prize winner

Man sitting on a bench looking at a bright starry environment.

Date: 21/02/2024
Type: Feature

13 of the best magical realism books nominated for the Booker Prizes

Discover a range of Booker-nominated books that cross over into the magical realism genre, where the ordinary meets the extraordinary