Man Booker International Prize

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Man Booker International Prize
Ismail Kadare.jpg
Inaugural winner Ismail Kadare
Awarded for Best English (or available for translation into English) fiction
Country United Kingdom
Presented by Man Group
Reward £60,000
First awarded 2005
Official website http://www.themanbookerprize.com/prize/man-booker-international

The Man Booker International Prize is a biennial international literary award given to a living author of any nationality for a body of work published in English or generally available in English translation.[1]

The introduction of the International Prize was announced in June 2004.[2] The award, which is sponsored by the Man Group, complements the Man Booker Prize and rewards one author's "continued creativity, development and overall contribution to fiction on the world stage."[3] Therefore the award is a recognition of the writer's body of work, rather than any one title.[1] The judges for the year compile their own lists of authors and submissions are not invited.[1]

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Prizes [edit]

While the Man Booker Prize is only open to writers from the Commonwealth, Ireland and Zimbabwe, the International Prize is open to all nationalities.[4] The award is worth £60,000 and an author can only win once.[3] The Man Booker International prize also allows for a separate award for translation. The winning author can choose a translator of their work into English to receive a prize sum of £15,000.[5] A similar prize to the Man Booker International Prize is the Neustadt International Prize for Literature which is like the Man Booker International Prize awarded biennially. In contrast, the Nobel Prize in Literature, the International Dublin Literary Award, and the Franz Kafka Prize are each awarded annually.

History [edit]

The inaugural winner was Albanian writer Ismail Kadare. He was followed by Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe in 2007 and two years later, Canadian writer Alice Munro, was named the winner of the award. In 2011 the prize was awarded to American Philip Roth. Praising its concerted judgement, the journalist Hephzibah Anderson has noted that the Man Booker International Prize "is fast becoming the more significant award, appearing an ever more competent alternative to the Nobel".[6]

Award winners [edit]

Year Name Country Language(s) Literary tradition
2005 Ismail Kadare Albania Albanian Albanian literature
2007 Chinua Achebe Nigeria English Nigerian literature
2009 Alice Munro Canada English Canadian literature
2011 Philip Roth United States English American literature

Winners per country [edit]

 Albania 1
 Canada 1
 Nigeria 1
 United States 1
Total 4

Nominations [edit]

2005 [edit]

Winner

Albanian novelist Ismail Kadare was named the inaugural International Prize winner in 2005.[7] Head judge, Professor John Carey said Kadare is "a universal writer in the tradition of storytelling that goes back to Homer."[7] Kadare said he was "deeply honoured" at being awarded the prize.[7] Kadare was also able to select a translator to receive an additional prize of £15,000.[7] The writer received his award in Edinburgh on 27 June.[7]

Judging panel
Nominees

The nominees for the inaugural Man Booker International Prize were announced on 2 June 2005 at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C..[3]

2007 [edit]

Winner

Nigerian author Chinua Achebe was awarded the International Prize for his literary career in 2007.[8] Judge Nadine Gordimer said Achebe was "the father of modern African literature" and that he was "integral" to world literature.[8] Achebe received his award on 28 June in Oxford.[8]

Judging panel
Nominees

The nominees for the second Man Booker International Prize were announced on 12 April 2007 at Massey College in Toronto.[4]

2009 [edit]

Winner

Canadian short story writer Munro was named the winner of the prize in 2009 for her lifetime body of work.[9] Judge Jane Smiley said picking a winner had been "a challenge", but Munro had won the panel over.[9] On Munro's work, Smiley said "Her work is practically perfect. Any writer has to gawk when reading her because her work is very subtle and precise. Her thoughtfulness about every subject is so concentrated."[9] Munro, who said she was "totally amazed and delighted" at her win, received the award at Trinity College, Dublin on 25 June.[1][9]

Judging panel
Nominees

The nominees for the third Man Booker International Prize were announced on 18 March 2009 at The New York Public Library.[10]

2011 [edit]

Winner

American novelist Roth was announced as the winner on May 18, 2011 at the Sydney Writers' Festival.[11] Of his win, Roth said "This is a great honour and I'm delighted to receive it."[11] The writer said he hoped the prize would bring him to the attention of readers around the world who are not currently familiar with his body of work.[11] Roth received his award in London on 28 June; however, he was unable to attend in person due to ill health, so he sent a short video instead.[11][12]

Judging panel

After Roth was announced as the winner, Carmen Callil withdrew from the judging panel, saying "I don't rate him as a writer at all... in 20 years' time will anyone read him?" Callil later wrote an editorial in The Guardian explaining her position and why she chose to leave the panel.[5][14]

Nominees

The nominees for the fourth Man Booker International Prize were announced on 30 March 2011 at a ceremony in Sydney, Australia.[15] John le Carré asked to be removed from consideration, saying he was "flattered", but that he does not compete for literary prizes.[16] However, judge Dr Rick Gekoski said although he was disappointed that le Carré wanted to withdraw, his name would remain on the list.[16]

2013 [edit]

Winner

To be announced.

Judging Panel
Nominees

The nominees for the fifth Man Booker International Prize were announced on 24 January 2013.[18] Robinson is the only writer out of the ten nominees who has been nominated for the prize before.[18] The winner will be announced in London on 22 May 2013.[17]

See also [edit]

For a more comprehensive overview a list of literary awards is available.

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Crerar, Simon (27 May 2009). "Alice Munro announced as Man Booker International Prize winner". The Times (News International). Retrieved 22 May 2011. 
  2. ^ a b c "Readers debate world Booker prize". BBC News (BBC). 20 December 2004. Retrieved 22 May 2011. 
  3. ^ a b c "Spark heads world Booker nominees". BBC News (BBC). 18 February 2005. Retrieved 22 May 2011. 
  4. ^ a b c d e "Atwood on World Booker shortlist". BBC News (BBC). 12 April 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2011. 
  5. ^ a b Callil, Carmen (21 May 2011). "Why I quit the Man Booker International panel". The Guardian (Guardian Media Group). Retrieved 21 May 2011. 
  6. ^ Anderson, Hephzibah (31 May 2009). "Alice Munro: The mistress of all she surveys". The Guardian (Guardian Media Group). Retrieved 28 May 2012. 
  7. ^ a b c d e f "Albanian wins first world Booker". BBC News (BBC). 2 June 2005. Retrieved 22 May 2011. 
  8. ^ a b c "Nigeria author wins Booker honour". BBC News (BBC). 13 June 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2011. 
  9. ^ a b c d e f Flood, Alison (27 May 2009). "Alice Munro wins Man Booker International prize". The Guardian (Guardian Media Group). Retrieved 22 May 2011. 
  10. ^ "E.L. Doctorow Among Nominees For International Book Prize". The Huffington Post. 18 March 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2011. 
  11. ^ a b c d "Philip Roth wins the Man Booker International Prize". BBC News (BBC). 18 May 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011. 
  12. ^ "Philip Roth win divided panel, Man Booker judge admits". BBC News (BBC). 29 June 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2011. 
  13. ^ a b c Roberts, Laura (19 May 2011). "Feminist judge resigns after Philip Roth wins Man Booker International Prize". The Daily Telegraph (Telegraph Media Group). Retrieved 22 May 2011. 
  14. ^ Flood, Alison (18 May 2011). "Judge withdraws over Philip Roth's Booker win". The Guardian (Guardian Media Group). Retrieved 18 May 2011. 
  15. ^ Lea, Richard; Hill, Amelia (30 March 2011). "Man Booker Prize: Shortlist unveiled for the 'Olympics of literature'". The Guardian (Guardian Media Group). Retrieved 22 May 2011. 
  16. ^ a b Ginnane, Virginia (30 March 2011). "Le Carre cold on book prize nomination". The Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 22 May 2011. 
  17. ^ a b c d e f Lea, Richard (24 January 2013). "Man Booker International prize 2013 reveals shortlist". The Guardian (Guardian Media Group). Retrieved 26 April 2013. 
  18. ^ a b "Man Booker International Prize 2013 Finalists Announced". 24 January 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013. 

External links [edit]

International literary awards
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