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Best Translated Book Award 2014

The 2014 Best Translated Book Award went to Seiobo There Below by László Krasznahorkai, translated by Ottilie Mulzet (Fiction) and The Guest in the Wood by Elisa Biagini, translated by Diana Thow and Sarah Stickney and Eugene Ostashevsky (Poetry). 20 books were finalists and 35 books made the longlist across 2 categories.

Winners

Fiction

  1. Seiobo There Below by László Krasznahorkai, translated by Ottilie Mulzetsource (opens in a new tab)

Poetry

  1. The Guest in the Wood by Elisa Biagini, translated by Diana Thow and Sarah Stickney and Eugene Ostashevskysource (opens in a new tab)

Finalists

Fiction

  1. A True Novel by Minae Mizumura, translated by Juliet Winterssource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Blinding by Mircea Cărtărescu, translated by Sean Cottersource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Horses of God by Mahi Binebine, translated by Lulu Normansource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Leg Over Leg Vol. 1 by Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq, translated by Humphrey Daviessource (opens in a new tab)
  5. My Struggle: Book Two by Karl Ove Knausgaard, translated by Don Bartlettsource (opens in a new tab)
  6. The African Shore by Rodrigo Rey Rosa, translated by Jeffrey Graysource (opens in a new tab)
  7. The Forbidden Kingdom by Jan Jacob Slauerhoff, translated by Paul Vincentsource (opens in a new tab)
  8. The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante, translated by Ann Goldsteinsource (opens in a new tab)
  9. Tirza by Arnon Grunberg, translated by Sam Garrettsource (opens in a new tab)

Poetry

  1. Four Elemental Bodies by Claude Royet-Journoud, translated by Keith Waldropsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. His Days Go By the Way Her Years by Ye Mimi, translated by Steve Bradburysource (opens in a new tab)
  3. In the Moremarrow by Oliverio Girondo, translated by Molly Weigelsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Murder by Danielle Collobert, translated by Nathanaëlsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Paul Klee’s Boat by Anzhelina Polonskaya, translated by Andrew Wachtelsource (opens in a new tab)
  6. Relocations: 3 Contemporary Russian Women Poets by Polina Barskova, Anna Glazova and Maria Stepanova, translated by Catherine Ciepiela and Anna Khasin and Sibelan Forrestersource (opens in a new tab)
  7. The Oasis of Now by Sohrab Sepehri, translated by Kazim Ali and Mohammad Jafar Mahallatisource (opens in a new tab)
  8. The Unknown University by Roberto Bolaño, translated by Laura Healysource (opens in a new tab)
  9. White Piano by Nicole Brossard, translated by Robert Majzels and Erin Mourésource (opens in a new tab)

Longlist

Fiction

  1. Autobiography of a Corpse by Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky, translated by Joanne Turnbullsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. City of Angels, or, The Overcoat of Dr. Freud by Christa Wolf, translated by Damion Searlssource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Commentary by Marcelle Sauvageot, translated by Christine Schwartz Hartley and Anna Moschovakissource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Her Not All Her by Elfriede Jelinek, translated by Damion Searlssource (opens in a new tab)
  5. In the Night of Time by Antonio Muñoz Molina, translated by Edith Grossmansource (opens in a new tab)
  6. Red Grass by Boris Vian, translated by Paul Knoblochsource (opens in a new tab)
  7. Sandalwood Death by Mo Yan, translated by Howard Goldblattsource (opens in a new tab)
  8. Sleet by Stig Dagerman, translated by Steven Hartmansource (opens in a new tab)
  9. Textile by Orly Castel-Bloom, translated by Dalya Bilusource (opens in a new tab)
  10. The Devil’s Workshop by Jáchym Topol, translated by Alex Zuckersource (opens in a new tab)
  11. The End of Love by Marcos Giralt Torrente, translated by Katherine Silversource (opens in a new tab)
  12. The Infatuations by Javier Marías, translated by Margaret Jull Costasource (opens in a new tab)
  13. The Missing Year of Juan Salvatierra by Pedro Mairal, translated by Nick Caistorsource (opens in a new tab)
  14. The Whispering Muse by Sjón, translated by Victoria Cribbsource (opens in a new tab)
  15. Through the Night by Stig Sæterbakken, translated by Seán Kinsellasource (opens in a new tab)

About the Best Translated Book Award

Every winning, finalist (shortlisted) and longlisted book for the Best Translated Book Award, listed once per category at its highest level. Year is the award year. The award ran 2008-2020 and then went on hiatus, so there are no 2021 or 2022 awards. 2008 was a reader vote among Three Percent's top 10 fiction translations of 2007, with three poetry books named alongside; Wikipedia lists Guantanamo as the first winner. The 2008 list of 50 mixed fiction, poetry and essays is not included. Poetry had finalists only until 2014; poetry longlists start in 2015. 2008-2018 lists and 2008-2017 winners come from the Three Percent blog at rochester.edu, where besttranslatedbook.org now redirects. 2019 and 2020 lists and the 2018-2020 winners come from The Millions, which announced the BTBA lists. Obvious name typos on the source pages were corrected (for example Xue Can to Can Xue). Translators are joined with "and"; for anthologies the credited editor is the author.

Organization: Three Percent, University of Rochester (Open Letter Books). Years are award years, which can differ from publication years. Official site (opens in a new tab)

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