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Kairos is a 2021 novel by German author Jenny Erpenbeck.It received Germany's Uwe Johnson Prize in 2022. [1] The English translation, by Michael Hofmann, published in the U.S. by New Directions and in the U.K. by Granta Books, was shortlisted for the U.S. National Book Award for Translated Literature in 2023 [2] and won the International Booker Prize in 2024.
International Booker Prize Jenny Erpenbeck ( German pronunciation: [ˈdʒɛni ˈɛʁpm̩bɛk] ; born 12 March 1967) [ 1 ] is a German writer and opera director. She won the 2015 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize for The End of Days [ 2 ] and the 2024 International Booker Prize for Kairos .
The following is a list of winners and shortlisted authors of the Booker Prize for Fiction. The prize has been awarded each year since 1969 to the best original full-length novel, written in the English language, by a citizen of the Commonwealth of Nations or the Republic of Ireland. In 2014, it was opened for the first time to any work ...
The winner of the 2024 Booker Prize will be announced on Tuesday 12 November, and will be awarded £50,000 in prize money. See the full shortlist below. James by Percival Everett (Mantel)
A selection of 13 “timely and timeless” books that “navigate what it means to belong, to be displaced and to return” have been longlisted for the 2024 Booker prize.. Two British authors ...
His translation of Jenny Erpenbeck's novel Kairos won them the International Booker Prize in 2024, the first occasion on which the prize was won by either a German writer or a male translator. [ 18 ] Critical writing
This year’s Booker Prize ceremony is being held on November 12, and the winning author will receive £50,000 and a trophy. Last year’s winner was Irish author Paul Lynch and his Dystopian ...
Jenny Erpenbeck wins the International Booker Prize for her novel Kairos, translated from the German by Michael Hofmann. (The Guardian) Business and economy. Pixar Animation Studios lays off 14% of its workforce, approximately 175 people. Disasters and accidents. Singapore Airlines Flight 321