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
- Written by
- Emily Facoory
- Published
To celebrate Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck, translated by Michael Hofmann, 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!
Kairos
Winner of The International Booker Prize 2024
- Translated by
- Michael Hofmann
- Published by
- Granta Books
Kairos is the winner of the International Booker Prize 2024. An intimate and devastating story of the path of two lovers through the ruins of a relationship, set against the backdrop of a seismic period in European history
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