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Damion Searls: ‘Nothing is untranslatable. Anything left untranslated is what you’ve decided doesn’t matter anyway’

In this extract from his book The Philosophy of Translation, the International Booker Prize-shortlisted translator explains how the boundaries of language are always permeable

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Discover the shortlist: Damion Searls, ‘Septology has one of the great dogs in literature’

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

What's on my bookshelf: Damion Searls

The award-winning translator reveals the books that made an impact on him.

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Reading guide: The Other Name: Septology I-II by Jon Fosse, translated by Damion Searls

In the first volume of a trilogy of novels, Jon Fosse explores profound questions: what makes us who we are? And why do we lead one life instead of another?

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Read an extract from The Other Name: Septology I - II by Jon Fosse, translated by Damion Searls

In the first volume of his Septology sequence, Jon Fosse presents us with a meditative portrait of an ageing painter – and his doppelganger

Video highlights

Watch the full ceremony for the 2022 International Booker Prize.

Images from the 2022 ceremony

Shortlisted translators, 2022 International Booker Prize

Shortlisted translators David Boyd, Sam Bett, Frances Riddle, Daisy Rockwell, Anton Hur and Damion Searls at the 2022 International Booker Prize ceremony, London

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Shortlisted authors 2022 International Booker Prize

Shortlisted authors Bora Chung, Mieko Kawakami, Jon Fosse, Geetanjali Shree and Claudia Piñeiro at the 2022 International Booker Prize Ceremony

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The 2022 International Booker Prize Ceremony.

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Nicki Bedi host of The 2022 International Booker Prize Ceremony.

Booker judges Viv Groskop, Petina Gappah, Frank Wynne, Jeremy Tiang and Merve Emre at the 2022 International Booker Prize ceremony

All nominated books

The Other Name: Septology I - II

In the first volume of a trilogy of novels, Jon Fosse presents us with an indelible and poignant exploration of the human condition. Translated by Damion Searls.

By Jon Fosse

Translated by Damion Searls

A New Name: Septology VI-VII

Jon Fosse delivers both a transcendent exploration of the human condition and a radically ‘other’ reading experience - incantatory, hypnotic, and utterly unique. Translated by Damion Searls.

By Jon Fosse

Translated by Damion Searls

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Damion Searls: ‘Nothing is untranslatable. Anything left untranslated is what you’ve decided doesn’t matter anyway’

Discover the shortlist: Damion Searls, ‘Septology has one of the great dogs in literature’

What's on my bookshelf: Damion Searls

Read more on The Other Name: Septology I-II

Reading guide: The Other Name: Septology I-II by Jon Fosse, translated by Damion Searls

Read an extract from The Other Name: Septology I - II by Jon Fosse, translated by Damion Searls

Video highlights

Images from the 2022 ceremony

All nominated books

The Other Name: Septology I - II

A New Name: Septology VI-VII

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