"Bold and Subversive Novels Dominate International Booker Prize Shortlist"
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The shortlist for the International Booker Prize has been announced, featuring six novels translated into English, including works by Maryse Condé and Eva Baltasar. The prize is split equally between the author and translator and is considered one of the most prestigious awards for translated fiction. The nominated titles are described as bold, subversive, and sensual, with themes ranging from undocumented immigrants in France to the challenges faced by two women settling in Iceland. The winner will be announced on May 23.
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- Booker International Prize shortlist: 'bold, subversive, sensual and nicely perverse' The Irish Times
- Condé and Baltasar on International Booker shortlist as younger readers flock to translated fiction The Bookseller
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