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Katy Derbyshire

Interview

Katy Derbyshire interview: 'Respect for a book doesn’t mean opting for an obvious translation'

Clemens Meyer

Interview

Clemens Meyer interview: 'I had to find the right style – rough but romantic'

Daniel Levin Becker

Interview

Daniel Levin Becker interview: 'I’ve never read a book like The Birthday Party'

Guadalupe Nettel

Interview

Guadalupe Nettel interview: 'Many demands weigh on mothers'

Vigdis Hjorth

Interview

Vigdis Hjorth interview: ‘The relationship between mother and child is never-ending'

Chi-Young Kim

Interview

Chi-Young Kim interview: ‘The characters in Whale felt so familiar to me’

Zou Jingzhi

Interview

Zou Jingzhi interview: ‘I wrote this book to let go of my childhood’

Cheon Myeong-kwan

Interview

Cheon Myeong-kwan interview: ‘Whale is still a propulsive force in my life'

Reuben Woolley

Interview

Reuben Woolley interview: ‘Translation is a profession that necessarily starts as a hobby’

Andrey Kurkov

Interview

Andrey Kurkov interview: ‘I remember thinking that I owed Lviv a novel’

Beyond Black reading extract

Book extract

An extract from Beyond Black by Hilary Mantel

Angela Rodel

Interview

Angela Rodel interview: ‘Translators don’t play second fiddle to authors, it’s like a duet’

Georgi Gospodinov

Interview

Georgi Gospodinov interview: ‘I felt something had gone awry in the clockworks of time'

Booker prize 2022 trophy

Information

The Booker Prize trophy now has a name – and it's Iris

Marina Warner with her book The Lost Father, November 1989

Long read

Why you should read The Lost Father by Marina Warner

Nichola Smalley

Interview

Nichola Smalley interview: ‘I listened to the music the characters in the book listen to'

Jeremy Tiang

Interview

Jeremy Tiang interview: ‘Everyone should translate, it's a wonderful experience'

Richard Philcox

Interview

Richard Philcox interview: ‘A translation can be a work of literature on its own’

Maryse Conde

Interview

Maryse Condé interview: ‘After losing my vision, I wrote each chapter in my head’

International Booker Prize 2023 longlist books

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Book recommendations

Quiz: which book from the International Booker Prize 2023 longlist should you read?