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International Booker Prize 2018

The 2018 International Booker Prize went to Flights by Olga Tokarczuk, translated by Jennifer Croft. 6 books made the shortlist and 13 the longlist.

Winner

  1. Flights by Olga Tokarczuk, translated by Jennifer Croftsource (opens in a new tab)

Shortlist

  1. Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi, translated by Jonathan Wrightsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Like a Fading Shadow by Antonio Muñoz Molina, translated by Camilo A. Ramirezsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The White Book by Han Kang, translated by Deborah Smithsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The World Goes On by László Krasznahorkai, translated by Ottilie Mulzet and George Szirtes and John Batkisource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Vernon Subutex 1 by Virginie Despentes, translated by Frank Wynnesource (opens in a new tab)

Longlist

  1. Die, My Love by Ariana Harwicz, translated by Sarah Moses and Carolina Orloffsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Go, Went, Gone by Jenny Erpenbeck, translated by Susan Bernofskysource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The 7th Function of Language by Laurent Binet, translated by Sam Taylorsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Dinner Guest by Gabriela Ybarra, translated by Natasha Wimmersource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Flying Mountain by Christoph Ransmayr, translated by Simon Paresource (opens in a new tab)
  6. The Impostor by Javier Cercas, translated by Frank Wynnesource (opens in a new tab)
  7. The Stolen Bicycle by Wu Ming-Yi, translated by Darryl Sterksource (opens in a new tab)

About the International Booker Prize

Book-level years only: 2016-2025. The Man Booker International Prize (2005-2015) was a biennial award for an author's body of work, so it is excluded.

Organization: Booker Prize Foundation. Years are award years, which can differ from publication years. Official site (opens in a new tab)

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