International Booker Prize

About International Booker Prize: 

• It is awarded annually for the finest single work of fiction from around the world which has been translated into English.
• This prize began life in 2005 as the Man Booker International Prize.
• It was initially a biennial prize for a body of work, and there was no stipulation that the work should be written in a language other than English.
• This prize aims to encourage more reading of quality fiction from all over the world,and has already had an impact on those statistics in the UK.
• Eligibility: Eligible work of long-form fiction, written originally in English by an author of any nationality, and published in the UK and/or Ireland. 
• Prize money
  • The prize celebrates the vital work of translators, with the £50,000 prize money divided equally between the author and the translator.
  • In addition, the shortlisted authors and translators each receive £2,500.

Q1: What is Fictional literature?

It was created from the imagination, not presented as fact, though it may be based on a true story or situation. Types of literature in the fiction genre include the novel, short story, and novella.

Source: Jenny Erpenbeck’s ‘Kairos’ wins the International Booker Prize 2024