The Man Booker International Prize 2017 shortlist announced
Submitted by Alice on Thu, 2017-04-20 15:34
The Man Booker International Prize has revealed the shortlist of six books in contention
for the 2017 prize, which celebrates the finest works of translated fiction from
around the world.
for the 2017 prize, which celebrates the finest works of translated fiction from
around the world.
Each shortlisted author and translator receives £1,000. The £50,000 prize for the
winning book will also be divided equally between its author and translator.
winning book will also be divided equally between its author and translator.
The 2017 shortlist is as follows:
Author (nationality), Translator, Title (imprint)
- Mathias Enard (France), Charlotte Mandell (US), Compass (Fitzcarraldo Editions)
- David Grossman (Israel), Jessica Cohen (US), A Horse Walks Into a Bar (Jonathan Cape)
- Roy Jacobsen (Norway), Don Bartlett (UK), Don Shaw (UK), The Unseen (Maclehose)
- Dorthe Nors (Denmark), Misha Hoekstra (US), Mirror, Shoulder, Signal (Pushkin Press)
- Amos Oz (Israel), Nicholas de Lange (UK), Judas (Chatto & Windus)
- Samanta Schweblin (Argentina), Megan McDowell (US), Fever Dream (Oneworld)
The list includes one writer who was previously a finalist for the prize in 2007, Amos Oz.
He is one of two writers from Israel (the other is David Grossman) who have been
shortlisted, along with a writer from South America, Samanta Schweblin, and three
from Europe: two Scandinavians, Roy Jacobsen and Dorthe Nors and
a Prix Goncourt winner, Mathias Enard from France.
He is one of two writers from Israel (the other is David Grossman) who have been
shortlisted, along with a writer from South America, Samanta Schweblin, and three
from Europe: two Scandinavians, Roy Jacobsen and Dorthe Nors and
a Prix Goncourt winner, Mathias Enard from France.
The settings range from an Israeli comedy club to contemporary Copenhagen,
from a sleepless night in Vienna to a troubled delirium in Argentina. The list is dominated
by contemporary settings but also features a divided Jerusalem of 1959 and a remote
island in Norway in the early 20thcentury.
from a sleepless night in Vienna to a troubled delirium in Argentina. The list is dominated
by contemporary settings but also features a divided Jerusalem of 1959 and a remote
island in Norway in the early 20thcentury.
The translators are all established practitioners of their craft: this is the 17th novel
by Oz that Nicholas de Lange has translated and Roy Jacobsen’s co-translators
Don Bartlett and Don Shaw have worked together many times before.
by Oz that Nicholas de Lange has translated and Roy Jacobsen’s co-translators
Don Bartlett and Don Shaw have worked together many times before.
The shortlist includes three independent publishers, Pushkin, Oneworld and Fitzcarraldo.
Penguin Random House has two novels through the imprints Chatto & Windus
and Jonathan Cape, while Quercus’s imprint Maclehose has the final place on the list.
Penguin Random House has two novels through the imprints Chatto & Windus
and Jonathan Cape, while Quercus’s imprint Maclehose has the final place on the list.
Nick Barley, chair of the 2017 Man Booker International Prize judging panel, comments:
‘Our shortlist spans the epic and the everyday. From fevered dreams to sleepless
nights, from remote islands to overwhelming cities, these wonderful novels shine
a light on compelling individuals struggling to make sense of their place
in a complex world.’
nights, from remote islands to overwhelming cities, these wonderful novels shine
a light on compelling individuals struggling to make sense of their place
in a complex world.’
Luke Ellis, CEO of Man Group, comments:
‘Many congratulations to all the shortlisted authors and translators. We are very
proud to sponsor the Man Booker International Prize as it continues to celebrate
talent from all over the world. The prize plays a very important role in promoting
literary excellence on a global scale, as well as underscoring Man Group’s
charitable focus on literacy and education, and our commitment to creativity
and excellence.’
proud to sponsor the Man Booker International Prize as it continues to celebrate
talent from all over the world. The prize plays a very important role in promoting
literary excellence on a global scale, as well as underscoring Man Group’s
charitable focus on literacy and education, and our commitment to creativity
and excellence.’
The shortlist was selected by a panel of five judges, chaired by Nick Barley, Director of
the Edinburgh International Book Festival, and consisting of: Daniel Hahn, an award-winning
writer, editor and translator; Elif Shafak, a prize-winning novelist and one of the most widely
read writers in Turkey; Chika Unigwe, author of four novels including On Black Sisters’ Street;
and Helen Mort, a poet who has been shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize and the Costa Prize,
and has won a Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award five times.
the Edinburgh International Book Festival, and consisting of: Daniel Hahn, an award-winning
writer, editor and translator; Elif Shafak, a prize-winning novelist and one of the most widely
read writers in Turkey; Chika Unigwe, author of four novels including On Black Sisters’ Street;
and Helen Mort, a poet who has been shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize and the Costa Prize,
and has won a Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award five times.
The winner of the 2017 Prize will be announced on 14 June at a formal dinner at the
Victoria & Albert Museum in London, with the £50,000 prize being divided equally
between the author and the translator of the winning entry.
Victoria & Albert Museum in London, with the £50,000 prize being divided equally
between the author and the translator of the winning entry.
The Man Booker International Prize and the Man Booker Prize for Fiction together reward
the best books from around the globe that are published in the UK and are available
in English.
the best books from around the globe that are published in the UK and are available
in English.
The prize is sponsored by Man Group, an active investment management firm that also
sponsors the Man Booker Prize for Fiction. Both prizes strive to recognise and reward
the finest in contemporary literature.
sponsors the Man Booker Prize for Fiction. Both prizes strive to recognise and reward
the finest in contemporary literature.
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