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The best translated fiction, according to the International Booker Prize 2024 nominees

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The International Booker Prize 2024 shortlist

Not a River

by Selva Almada

Translated by Annie McDermott

Kairos

by Jenny Erpenbeck

Translated by Michael Hofmann

The Details

by Ia Genberg

Translated by Kira Josefsson

Mater 2-10

by Hwang Sok-yong

Translated by Sora Kim-Russell Youngjae Josephine Bae

What I'd Rather Not Think About

by Jente Posthuma

Translated by Sarah Timmer Harvey

Crooked Plow

by Itamar Vieira Junior

Translated by Johnny Lorenz

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