International Booker Prize 2023 shortlisted books

Read our interviews with the International Booker Prize 2023 shortlistees

We asked the authors and translators shortlisted for this year’s International Booker Prize how it feels to be nominated, how they worked together on the English edition and why we should celebrate translated fiction

Published April 25, 2023

Read about Boulder

Eva Baltasar interview: 'I wrote three versions of Boulder and deleted two'

Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2023, Eva Baltasar talks about the inspiration behind Boulder in an exclusive interview

Julia Sanches interview: 'The mythical English reader is just that, a myth'

Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2023, Julia Sanches talks about the inspiration behind Boulder in an exclusive interview

Read about Whale

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

Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2023, author Cheon Myeong-kwan talks about the inspiration behind Whale in an exclusive interview

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

Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2023, translator Chi-Young Kim talks about the inspiration behind Whale in an exclusive interview

Read about The Gospel According to the New World

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

Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2023, author Maryse Condé talks about The Gospel According to the New World in an exclusive interview

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

Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2023, translator Richard Philcox talks about The Gospel According to the New World in an exclusive interview

Read about Standing Heavy

GauZ' interview: 'Africans never abandon laughter, no matter how serious the situation'

Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2023, GauZ’ talks about the inspiration behind his debut novel Standing Heavy in an exclusive interview

Frank Wynne interview: 'Literature in translation is a powerful way of fostering empathy'

Frank Wynne, translator of Standing Heavy which was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2023, talks to The Booker Prizes in an exclusive interview

Read about Time Shelter

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

The winner of the International Booker Prize 2023, author Georgi Gospodinov about talks the inspiration behind Time Shelter in an exclusive interview

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

The winner of the International Booker Prize 2023, translator Angela Rodel talks about the inspiration behind Time Shelter in an exclusive interview

Read about Still Born

Guadalupe Nettel interview: 'Many demands weigh on mothers'

Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2023, author Guadalupe Nettel talks about the inspiration behind Still Born in an exclusive interview

Rosalind Harvey interview: 'The separation of translated fiction from so-called original fiction is false'

Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2023, Rosaline Harvey talks about her translation of Still Born in an exclusive interview

Read our interviews with the International Booker Prize 2023 shortlistees

Read about Boulder

Eva Baltasar interview: 'I wrote three versions of Boulder and deleted two'

Julia Sanches interview: 'The mythical English reader is just that, a myth'

Read about Whale

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

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

Read about The Gospel According to the New World

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

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

Read about Standing Heavy

GauZ' interview: 'Africans never abandon laughter, no matter how serious the situation'

Frank Wynne interview: 'Literature in translation is a powerful way of fostering empathy'

Read about Time Shelter

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

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

Read about Still Born

Guadalupe Nettel interview: 'Many demands weigh on mothers'

Rosalind Harvey interview: 'The separation of translated fiction from so-called original fiction is false'

Read more about the International Booker Prize 2023

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

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

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

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

Extracts from the International Booker Prize 2023 longlist

Read our interviews with the International Booker Prize 2023 shortlistees

Read about Boulder

Eva Baltasar interview: 'I wrote three versions of Boulder and deleted two'

Julia Sanches interview: 'The mythical English reader is just that, a myth'

Read about Whale

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

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

Read about The Gospel According to the New World

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

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

Read about Standing Heavy

GauZ' interview: 'Africans never abandon laughter, no matter how serious the situation'

Frank Wynne interview: 'Literature in translation is a powerful way of fostering empathy'

Read about Time Shelter

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

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

Read about Still Born

Guadalupe Nettel interview: 'Many demands weigh on mothers'

Rosalind Harvey interview: 'The separation of translated fiction from so-called original fiction is false'

Read more about the International Booker Prize 2023

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

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

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

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

Extracts from the International Booker Prize 2023 longlist

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'Spinning an illusion': what exactly do literary translators do?

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Discover our reading guides for the International Booker Prize 2023 shortlist

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

Reading guide: Whale by Cheon Myeong-kwan, translated by Chi-Young Kim

Reading guide: Boulder by Eva Baltasar, translated by Julia Sanches

Reading guide: Standing Heavy by GauZ’, translated by Frank Wynne

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

Julia Sanches interview: 'The mythical English reader is just that, a myth'

Rosalind Harvey interview: 'The separation of translated fiction from so-called original fiction is false'

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

Eva Baltasar interview: 'I wrote three versions of Boulder and deleted two'

Frank Wynne interview: 'Literature in translation is a powerful way of fostering empathy'

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

Guadalupe Nettel interview: 'Many demands weigh on mothers'

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

GauZ' interview: 'Africans never abandon laughter, no matter how serious the situation'

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

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

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

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

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

Why we should celebrate translated fiction, according to our longlistees

Interviews with the International Booker Prize 2023 longlistees

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

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

An extract from Still Born by Guadalupe Nettel, translated by Rosalind Harvey

An extract from Whale by Cheon Myeong-kwan, translated by Chi-Young Kim

An extract from Standing Heavy by GauZ', translated by Frank Wynne

An extract from Boulder by Eva Baltasar, translated by Julia Sanches

Win a set of all 13 books on the International Booker Prize 2023 longlist

International Booker Prize 2023: what our judges said about the longlist

The International Booker Prize 2023 longlist: 13 things you need to know

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Rosalind Harvey interview: 'The separation of translated fiction from so-called original fiction is false'

Rosalind Harvey interview: 'The separation of translated fiction from so-called original fiction is false'