Argentine author Selva Almada shortlisted for International Booker Prize buenosairesherald.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from buenosairesherald.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Novels that depict human struggles in settings that range from rural Argentina to Communist East Germany are among six finalists for the International Booker Prize for translated fiction. The shortlist for the 50,000 pound ($63,000) award includes books by Argentine writer Selva Almada, German author Jenny Erpenbeck and Brazilian writer Itamar Vieira Junior. Also on the list are Ia Genberg of Sweden, Korean writer Hwang Sok-yong and Dutch novelist Jente Posthuma. The winner will be announced May 21 at a ceremony in London. The International Booker Prize is awarded every year to a book of fiction in any language that is translated into English. The prize money is split between the winning author and their translator.
Hybrid Blue Metropolis festival celebrates multilingual literature - The Quebec Chronicle Telegraph qctonline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from qctonline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Montreal-based literary festival runs April 25-28, with online programming starting on the 14th. Wachtel hosted Writers & Company for 33 years before retiring in 2023. The show is currently airing as repeats on CBC Radio.