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International Booker Prize 2021

The 2021 International Booker Prize went to At Night All Blood Is Black by David Diop, translated by Anna Moschovakis. 6 books made the shortlist and 13 the longlist.

Winner

  1. At Night All Blood Is Black by David Diop, translated by Anna Moschovakissource (opens in a new tab)

Shortlist

  1. In Memory of Memory by Maria Stepanova, translated by Sasha Dugdalesource (opens in a new tab)
  2. The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enríquez, translated by Megan McDowellsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Employees by Olga Ravn, translated by Martin Aitkensource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The War of the Poor by Éric Vuillard, translated by Mark Polizzottisource (opens in a new tab)
  5. When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamín Labatut, translated by Adrian Nathan Westsource (opens in a new tab)

Longlist

  1. An Inventory of Losses by Judith Schalansky, translated by Jackie Smithsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. I Live in the Slums by Can Xue, translated by Karen Gernant and Chen Zepingsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Minor Detail by Adania Shibli, translated by Elisabeth Jaquettesource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Summer Brother by Jaap Robben, translated by David Dohertysource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Pear Field by Nana Ekvtimishvili, translated by Elizabeth Heighwaysource (opens in a new tab)
  6. The Perfect Nine by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, translated by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'osource (opens in a new tab)
  7. Wretchedness by Andrzej Tichý, translated by Nichola Smalleysource (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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