French Authors Lead International Booker Prize Shortlist
Éric Vuillard and David Diop are among the authors contending for the prestigious award for translated literature.
Clockwise from top left: “The War of the Poor,” “When We Cease to Understand the World,” “At Night All Blood is Black,” “The Dangers of Smoking in Bed,” “The Employees” and “In Memory of Memory.”
April 22, 2021, 12:00 p.m. ET
LONDON A nightmarish tale of a Senegalese soldier fighting for France in World War I, and a workplace novel set on a spaceship, are among the six titles shortlisted for this year’s International Booker Prize.
The shortlist for the prize, arguably the world’s most significant award for literature translated into English, was announced in an online news conference on Thursday.
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