Forty years in the future. The once-great city of Bohane on the west...
The 2013 Shortlist has been announced - ten novels have been selected from the 154 nominated.
Read about the ten books selected for the shortlist by the International Judging Panel.The ten books selected for the 2013 Shortlist have been announced
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City of Bohane
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The Map and the Territory
Translated from the original French by Gavin Bowd Artist Jed...
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1Q84
Translated from the original Japanese by Jay Rubin and Philip...
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Pure
Paris, 1785. A year of bone, of grave-dirt, relentless work. Of...
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The Buddha in the Attic
A gorgeous novel by the celebrated author of When the Emperor Was...
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The Tragedy of Arthur
The Tragedy of Arthur is an emotional and elaborately constructed...
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Swamplandia!
Thirteen-year-old Ava Bigtree has lived her entire life at...
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From the Mouth of the Whale
Translated from the original Icelandic by Victoria Cribb Men of...
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The Faster I Walk, The Smaller I Am
Translated from the original Norwegian by Kerri A. Pierce Mathea...
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Caesarion
Translated from the original Dutch by Sam Garrett In the port of...
About the Award
Nomination Process
Books are nominated for the Award by invited public libraries in cities throughout the world - making the Award unique in its coverage of international fiction. Titles are nominated on the basis of 'high literary merit' as determined by the nominating library.
The Judges
Each year a panel of distinguished international judges is put in place under a non-voting chair. They have the epic task of considering each book from the longlist and narrowing it down to a shortlist of up to 10 titles. They must then enter deliberations to come up with the final winner by June of each year.
The Prize
The Award is given annually. The prize of €100,000 is awarded to the author of the winning book. However, if the winning book is in English translation, €75,000 is awarded to the author and €25,000 to the translator.
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