Posted on February 27, 2020 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Eight languages and nine small presses are represented on this year's International Booker Prize longlist.
The contenders for the £50,000 ($64,400) prize, which is split amongst the author and translator or translators, are:
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Red Dog, written by Willem Anker and translated by Michiel Heyns.
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The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree, written by Shokoofeh Azar and translated by Anonymous.
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The Adventures of China Iron, written by Gabriela Cabezón Cámara and translated by Iona Macintyre and Fiona Mackintosh.
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The Other Name: Septology I-II, written by Jon Fosse and translated by Damion Searls.
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The Eighth Life, written by Nino Haratischvili and translated by Charlotte Collins and Ruth Martin.
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Serotonin, written by Michel Houellebecq and translated by Shaun Whiteside.
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Tyll, written by Daniel Kehlmann and translated by Ross Benjamin.
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Hurricane Season, written by Fernanda Melchor and translated by Sophie Hughes.
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The Memory Police, written by Yōko Ogowa and translated by Stephen Snyder.
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Faces on the Tip of My Tongue, written by Emmanuelle Pagano and translated by Sophie Lewis and Jennifer Higgins.
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Little Eyes, written by Samanta Schweblin and translated by Megan McDowell.
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The Discomfort of Evening, written by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld and translated by Michele Hutchison.
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Mac and His Problem, written by Enrique Vila-Matas and translated by Margaret Jull Costa and Sophie Hughes.
The shortlist will be announced April 2, with the winner being revealed on May 19.
Read the Guardian's take on trends in this year's nominees.
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