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Lost in translation: A quiz about translated fiction and the International Booker Prize

From Ferrante to Fosse, test your knowledge of the International Booker Prize and all things TF (translated fiction) in our trivia-based quiz, where we celebrate the books, authors, and translators that have shaped the history of our prize

Written by Donna Mackay-Smith

Published April 23, 2024

Features

Front cover of A Dictator Calls with images of the author and translator.

Interview

A Q&A with John Hodgson, translator of Ismail Kadare’s A Dictator Calls

Front cover of White Nights with images of the author and translator.

Interview

A Q&A with Urszula Honek and Kate Webster, author and translator of White Nights

A wide selection of book front covers on a green background.

Book recommendations

The best translated fiction, according to the International Booker Prize 2024 nominees

Hurricane Season

Reading list

Book recommendations

12 of the best Booker-nominated books by Latin American authors

Quiz Longlist

Quiz

Quiz: which book from the International Booker Prize 2024 longlist should you read?

Front cover of White Nights

Book extract

An extract from White Nights by Urszula Honek, translated by Kate Webster

Front cover of A Dictator Calls

Book extract

An extract from A Dictator Calls by Ismail Kadare, translated by John Hodgson

Front cover of The Silver Bone

Book extract

An extract from The Silver Bone by Andrey Kurkov, translated by Boris Dralyuk

Book cover of White Nights

Reading guides

Reading guide: White Nights by Urszula Honek, translated by Kate Webster

Book cover of The Silver Bone

Reading guides

Reading guide: The Silver Bone by Andrey Kurkov, translated by Boris Dralyuk

Book cover of A Dictator Calls

Reading guides

Reading guide: A Dictator Calls by Ismail Kadare, translated by John Hodgson

The International Booker Prize longlist books photographed stacked.

Information

13 things you need to know about the International Booker Prize 2024 longlist

Group photo of the International Booker Prize 2024 Judges; William Kentridge, Natalie Diaz, Eleanor Wachtel, Aaron Robertson and Romesh Gunesekera.

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International Booker Prize 2024: what our judges said about the longlist

Astronauts walking in an alien landscape in a futuristic city.

Book recommendations

Reading list

10 of the best sci-fi books nominated for the Booker Prizes

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

Reading list

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

Diverse hands holding books.

Reading list

70 classic Booker Prize-nominated novels, recommended by our readers

12 of the best page-turners from the Booker Prizes library

Book recommendations

12 of the best page-turners from the Booker Library

Short Booker Novels

Reading list

Book recommendations

10 of the best very short books from the Booker Library

Man and woman reading

Book recommendations

Reading goals: the books you are reaching for in 2024

Fresh start Booker novels

Book recommendations

Reading list

Ten Booker-nominated books to inspire a fresh start

Winter books

Book recommendations

Reading list

14 of the best wintry reads from the Booker Library, chosen by you

Olga Ravn

Interview

Olga Ravn and Martin Aitken on The Employees

11 of the scariest books from the Booker Library, chosen by our readers

Long read

11 of the scariest books from the Booker Library, chosen by our readers

Booker Prize Podcast Cursed Bunny Bora Chung episode

Podcast

The Booker Prize Podcast, Episode 17: Halloween Special, featuring Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung

Ghost stories reading list hero

Book recommendations

The best ghost stories nominated for the Booker and International Booker Prizes

Hang Kang, author of The Vegetarian

Interview

Han Kang interview: 'I never imagined The Vegetarian would find so many readers'

Summer Reading: at the airport

Book recommendations

Summer reading special: take the Booker Prize... around the world

Partition 1947

Reading list

The Booker Prize guide to… the partition of India

Summer Reading: India

Reading list

Summer reading special: take the Booker Prize... to India

The Booker Prize Podcast episode 2 hero

Podcast

The Booker Prize Podcast, Episode 2: The Vegetarian by Han Kang

The Vegetarian by Han Kang

Reading guides

Reading guide: The Vegetarian by Han Kang, translated by Deborah Smith

Max Porter on The Vegetarian

First person

Max Porter on publishing The Vegetarian: 'Everyone agreed that this was an important book'

The Vegetarian by Han Kang

Book extract

Read an extract from The Vegetarian by Han Kang, translated by Deborah Smith

The Vegetarian competition hero

Competition

Win a copy of The Vegetarian by Han Kang – and a Booker Prize tote bag

Anton Hur

Opinion

Anton Hur: How I learned the truth about young, open-minded readers of translated fiction

Georgi Gospodinov, author of Time Shelter, shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2023

First person

Georgi Gospodinov's Time Shelter playlist: the prize-winning novel in 12 songs

Author Georgi Gospodinov hugs translator Angela Rodel after winning the International Booker Prize 2023 for the novelTime Shelter

Information

What Georgi Gospodinov and Angela Rodel said after winning the International Booker Prize

Author Georgi Gospodinov with translator Angela Rodel after winning the International Booker Prize 2023

Long read

What everybody is saying about Time Shelter winning the International Booker Prize

Translator Angela Rodel with author Georgi Gospodinov, winners of the International Booker Prize 2023 for the novel Time Shelter

Information

Everything you need to know about Time Shelter, winner of the International Booker Prize 2023

MUBI films and International Booker shortlist teaser 2

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Competition

If you loved the International Booker Prize 2023 shortlist, you'll love these films...

Translator Daisy Rockwell and author Geetanjali Shree winners of the 2022 International Booker Prize

Interview

‘After winning the International Booker Prize, I feel a renewed sense of purpose’

International Booker Prize 2023 shortlisted books

Quiz

International Booker Prize 2023: take our shortlist trivia quiz

International Booker Prize 2023 shortlisted books

Reading guides

Discover our reading guides for the International Booker Prize 2023 shortlist

Time Shelter

Reading guides

Reading guide: Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov, translated by Angela Rodel

The Gospel According to the New World

Reading guides

Reading guide: The Gospel According to The New Word by Maryse Condé, translated by Richard Philcox

International Booker Prize 2023 shortlisted books

Competition

Win a set of all six books from the International Booker Prize 2023 shortlist

Richard Philcox

Interview

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

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'

Maryse Conde

Interview

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

International Booker Prize judges 2023

Book recommendations

Information

Why you should read the International Booker Prize 2023 shortlist, according to our judges

International Booker Prize 2023 shortlisted books

Information

Six things you need to know about the International Booker Prize 2023 shortlist

Young people reading, world map in the background

Information

Generation TF: who is really reading translated fiction in the UK

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’

The Gospel According to the New World

Book extract

An extract from The Gospel According to the New World by Maryse Condé, translated by Richard Philcox

Jimi Hendrix Live in Lviv

Book extract

An extract from Jimi Hendrix Live in Lviv by Andrey Kurkov, translated by Reuben Woolley

Celebrities reading translated Booker fiction

Information

Reading list

The best International Booker-nominated translated fiction, as chosen by celebrities

International Booker Prize longlist 2023

Information

Eight essential questions about the International Booker Prize

Mariana Enríquez

Interview

Mariana Enríquez and Megan McDowell on The Dangers of Smoking in Bed

My Next Booker Book

Book recommendations

My next Booker book: what our authors and judges will be reading this year

Ulvik Norway

Book recommendations

Video

What's on my bookshelf: Jon Fosse

Winners of the personalised shortlist competition

Information

Book recommendations

Competition

Discover the winners of our personalised Booker shortlist competition

Booker Best Books of 2022

Book recommendations

Reading list

The best books of 2022

Dua Lipa on stage at the Booker Prize 2022 winner ceremony at the Roundhouse

Long read

Video

Dua Lipa's Booker Prize speech: 'I wonder if authors realise how many gifts they give us'

Booker Prize Black History Month

Reading list

A Booker Prize reading list for Black History Month

Take the Booker Prize on a... road trip

Reading list

Summer reading special: take the Booker Prize… on a road trip

Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree_shortlist

Long read

The International Booker Prize effect: how Tomb of Sand made literary history

Seoul, South Korea

Book recommendations

What's on my bookshelf: Bora Chung

Seoul, South Korea

Book recommendations

What's on my bookshelf: Anton Hur

Mariana Stepanova

Interview

Maria Stepanova and Sasha Dugdale on In Memory of Memory

Shortlisted translators, 2022 International Booker Prize

Long read

The art of translation

Shortlisted authors and translators, 2022 International Booker Prize

Information

Meet the 2022 International Prize shortlist

lighthouse

Book recommendations

What's on my bookshelf: Damion Searls

17th century illustration for epic poem Mahabharata

Book recommendations

What’s on my bookshelf: Geetanjali Shree

Dancing Shiva sculpture

Book recommendations

What’s on my bookshelf: Daisy Rockwell

Jessica Cohen

Interview

Discover the longlist: Jessica Cohen, ‘Fiction is where I feel most comfortable and most creative’

Jon Fosse

Interview

Discover the shortlist: Jon Fosse, ‘I felt I had something crucial to say’

Damion Searls

Interview

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

Olga Tokarczuk

Interview

Discover the shortlist: Olga Tokarczuk, ‘The encyclopedia showed me the enormity of the world’

Jennifer Croft

Interview

Discover the shortlist: Jennifer Croft, ‘Translation is an apprenticeship in creative writing’

Norman Erikson Pasaribu

Interview

Discover the longlist: Norman Erikson Pasaribu, ‘At times, reading felt overrated’

Tiffany Tsao

Interview

Discover the longlist: Tiffany Tsao, ‘Indonesian writing can defy foreign expectations’

Sang Young Park

Interview

Discover the longlist: Sang Young Park, ‘As a child I read Agatha Christie mysteries’

Anton Hur

Interview

Discover the shortlist: Anton Hur, ‘My most marketable skillset is translation'

Bora Chung

Interview

Discover the shortlist: Bora Chung, ‘This is the nicest dream I ever had'

Geetanjali Shree

Interview

Discover the shortlist: Geetanjali Shree, ‘As a writer, stories imbue your senses’

Daisy Rockwell

Interview

Discover the shortlist: Daisy Rockwell, ‘I think of the translator and the author as ballroom dancers’

David Grossman

Interview

Discover the longlist: David Grossman, ‘I wanted to write a book that quivers on the shelf’

International Booker Longlist 2020 authors and translators sepia

Information

Discover the authors and translators on the 2022 International Booker Prize longlist

Gaby Wood

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Long read

A glimpse behind the scenes: The Booker at 50