{"id":104267,"date":"2026-05-20T14:05:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T08:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=104267"},"modified":"2026-05-20T14:15:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T08:45:10","slug":"international-booker-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/international-booker-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"International Booker Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>International Booker Prize Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taiwan Travelogue by Y\u00e1ng Shu\u0101ng-z\u01d0, translated by Lin King won the 2026 International Booker Prize.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About International Booker Prize<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is <\/span><b>awarded annually.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was established in <\/span><b>2005 as the Man Booker International Prize.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It celebrates the best works of long-form fiction or collections of short stories <\/span><b>translated into English and published in the UK and\/or Ireland.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It recognises the vital work of translators, <\/span><b>with the \u00a350,000 prize money<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> divided equally between authors and translators.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, <\/span><b>shortlisted authors and translators<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> each receive \u00a32,500.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This prize aims to encourage more reading of quality fiction from all over the world.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Indian Winners of International Booker Prize<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Geetanjali Shree<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Tomb of Sand (2022), translated by Daisy Rockwell. It was the first Hindi work to win this prize.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Banu Mushtaq<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Heart Lamp (2025), translated by Deepa Bhasthi\u00a0 which was the first Kannada work to win this prize.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/books\/taiwanese-travelogue-wins-international-booker-prize-2026\/article71000653.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Booker Prize celebrates the best works of long-form fiction or collections of short stories translated into English and published in the UK and\/or Ireland. 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