Booker longlist revealed
The International Booker Prize 2026 longlist is confirmed with 13 translated novels, and bookmakers put ‘The Remembered Soldier’ as the early favorite ahead of the March 31 shortlist ( ). Expect the shortlist on March 31 — this longlist spotlights translated fiction and could reshape reading lists for the year (thelongestchapter.com).
Longlisted titles include The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran (Shida Bazyar, trans. Ruth Martin), We Are Green and Trembling (Gabriela Cabezón Cámara, trans. Robin Myers), The Remembered Soldier (Anjet Daanje, trans. David McKay) and The Deserters (Mathias Énard, trans. Charlotte Mandell). (thebookerprizes.com) Also named were Small Comfort (Ia Genberg, trans. Kira Josefsson), She Who Remains (Rene Karabash, trans. Izidora Angel), The Director (Daniel Kehlmann, trans. Ross Benjamin) and On Earth As It Is Beneath (Ana Paula Maia, trans. Padma Viswanathan). (thebookerprizes.com) The list is rounded out by The Duke (Matteo Melchiorre, trans. Antonella Lettieri), The Witch (Marie NDiaye, trans. Jordan Stump), Women Without Men (Shahrnush Parsipur, trans. Faridoun Farrokh), The Wax Child (Olga Ravn, trans. Martin Aitken) and Taiwan Travelogue (Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, trans. Lin King). (thebookerprizes.com) The judges selected these entries from 128 books submitted by publishers, representing works originally written in 11 languages and authors/translators of 14 nationalities, with more than half the titles published by independent presses and Foundry Editions receiving its first nomination while Fitzcarraldo Editions secured its 17th. (thebookerprizes.com) The 2026 judging panel is chaired by Natasha Brown and includes Marcus du Sautoy, translator Sophie Hughes, Troy Onyango and Nilanjana S. Roy; the six-book shortlist is due 31 March 2026 and the winner will be announced at a London ceremony on 19 May 2026, with the £50,000 prize shared equally between author and translator and shortlisted titles receiving £5,000 each. (thebookerprizes.com) Betting markets list Anjet Daanje’s The Remembered Soldier as the early market leader at 2/1, with Taiwan Travelogue and The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran each quoted at 3/1 and bookmakers forecasting major market movement once the shortlist is published on 31 March. (olbg.com)
