Olga Ravn: longlisted for The Wax Child, translated by Martin Aitken, a novel set during the witch trials of 17th-century Denmark. Photograph: Lærke PosseltThe longlist for the International Booker Prize 2026 has been announced, featuring 13 books translated from 11 languages, by authors and translators representing 14 nationalities across four continents. This year marks 10 years since the first winner of the International Booker Prize in its current form, The Vegetarian by Han Kang, translated from Korean by Deborah Smith. Four winners have gone on to win the Nobel Prize in Literature: Han Kang, Jon Fosse, Annie Ernaux and Olga Tokarczuk. The prize has also helped to drive a boom in translated fiction in the UK: sales have doubled since it launched.

Source: The Irish Times February 24, 2026 19:22 UTC