Man Booker Prize

It's a big week in the literary calendar (if we do say so, ourselves), as we've just announced this year's International Booker Prize longlist. To mark the occasion, James is joined by Fiammetta Rocco, the administrator of the International Booker Prize, and Eleanor Wachtel, chair of the 2024 judging panel. Listen in as they discuss the prize, this year's longlisted books and why translated fiction matters. Conversation topics in this episode: Fiammetta shares how the International Booker Prize began, and how it works in tandem with the Booker Prize The importance of translators The surging popularity of translated fiction, especially amongst younger readers What it's like to be a judge for the International Booker Prize Common themes in contemporary literature across the world The 2024 longlist Reading list: Not a River by Selva Almada, translated by Annie McDermott: https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/books/not-a-river Simpatía by Rodrigo Blanco Calderón, translated by Noel Hernánd