The Man Booker International Prize shortlist has been announced!
We've got all six novels shortlisted for the prestigious Man Booker International Prize up for grabs.
The Prize celebrates the finest works of translated fiction from around the world and the shortlisted books have been translated from French, Korean, Spanish, Polish, Arabic and Hungarian:
Vernon Subutex 1 by Virginie Despentes, translated by Frank Wynne
The White Book by Han Kang, translated by Deborah Smith
The World Goes On by László Krasznahorkai, translated by John Batki, Ottilie Mulzet and George Szirtes
Like a Fading Shadow by Antonio Muñoz Molina, translated by Camilo A Ramirez
Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi, translated by Jonathan Wright
Flights by Olga Tokarczuk, translated by Jennifer Croft
The winner of the 2018 prize will be announced on 22nd May.
Terms and Conditions
1 x winner will receive the Man Booker International Prize 2018 shortlist:
Vernon Subutex 1 by Virginie Despentes, translated by Frank Wynne (France)
The White Book by Han Kang, translated by Deborah Smith (South Korea)
The World Goes On by László Krasznahorkai, translated by John Batki, Ottilie Mulzet and George Szirtes (Hungary)
Like a Fading Shadow by Antonio Muñoz Molina, translated by Camilo A Ramirez (Spain)
Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi, translated by Jonathan Wright (Iraq)
Flights by Olga Tokarczuk, translated by Jennifer Croft (Poland)
- No purchase necessary.
- Only one entry per person will be accepted.
- The prizes are non-transferable and there are no cash alternatives. The Promoter reserves the right to amend the specification of the prize or offer an alternative prize.
- Closing date 11:59pm, Sunday 20th May 2018.
- The competition is open to UK and Republic of Ireland residents except employees of the Booksellers Association and Book Tokens Ltd., and employees of participating bookshops.
- Entrants must be aged 16 or over.
- By entering, entrants acknowledge that this competition is a game of chance, which does not involve exercising any skill or judgement.
- Entrants agree to Book Tokens Ltd. using their details in post-competition publicity. Your details will not be used for any other purpose, or passed onto any third parties, unless specified. Winners’ details may be shared securely with a third-party in order to fulfil the dispatch of competition prizes.
- We will contact winners by email. In the event of a winner not responding after 14 days, we reserve the right to allocate the prize to another winner.
- The promoters’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. Unsuccessful entrants will not be contacted.
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- Promoter: Book Tokens Ltd, 6 Bell Yard, London, WC2A 2JR