‘The Vegetarian’ wins 2016 Man Booker International Prize
The Vegetarian by South Korean author Han Kang, translated into English by Deborah Smith (Portobello Books), has won the 2016 Man Booker International Prize. The winning title, chosen from a...
Man Booker International Prize 2016 shortlist announced
The shortlist for the 2016 Man Booker International Prize has been announced. Chosen from a longlist of 13, the six shortlisted titles are: A General Theory of Oblivion (José Eduardo...
Australians among members of new Man Booker International advisory council
Australian author Thomas Keneally has been announced as a member of a new advisory council for the £60,000 (A$100,385) Man Booker International Prize, along with Australian-born critic and former publisher...
Lydia Davis wins 2013 Man Booker International Prize
US author Lydia Davis has won the 2013 Man Booker International Prize. Announcing Davis as the fifth winner of the Man Booker International Prize, the committee praised Davis’ ‘inventive, carefully-crafted...
Man Booker International finalists announced
The finalists for the 2013 Man Booker International Prize have been announced. In the running for this year’s prize, worth £60,000 (approximately A$90,000) are UR Ananthamurthy (India), Aharon Appelfeld (Israel),...