"2024 International Booker Prize Shortlist Revealed: A Mix of Hope, Heartbreak, and Family Love"

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Source: The Guardian
"2024 International Booker Prize Shortlist Revealed: A Mix of Hope, Heartbreak, and Family Love"
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The International Booker prize 2024 shortlist includes novels by Korean writer Hwang Sok-yong, German author Jenny Erpenbeck, Brazilian author Itamar Vieira Junior, Argentine author Selva Almada, and Dutch author Jente Posthuma. The shortlisted books explore themes of divided families, societies, and current realities of racism and oppression. The winning author and translator will each receive £25,000, with the winners to be announced at a London ceremony on 21 May.

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