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winners, shortlist and longlist (this will be a very long list indeed). complete from 2016-2026

Long list for International booker prize 2026

Literary fiction that explore crises of masculinity. Particularly concerned with outsiders, weirdos, and capitalist alienation in books where the self is in conflict with the masculine ideal, the masculine ideal itself is in flux, or the masculine ideal has been rendered obsolete. Authors of any gender; protagonists exclusively men.

the longlist for the international booker prize

A list with ALL longlisted titles from the National Book Award for Translated Literature (USA) and the International Booker prize (UK) .

Updated once new nominees are announced.

Currently updated with: • NBA 2018-2025 • International Booker 2016-2026

Books by Italian authors (or authors who have substantially lived in Italy and can write it very well) translated into English that are usually set in Italy.

Suggestions welcome ☺️🫶

longlists of every year from 2016 onwards

13 books translated from 11 languages, by authors and translators representing 14 nationalities

Longlist for the International Booker Prize 2026, supported by Bukhman Philanthropies, featuring stories of witchcraft, warfare, trauma, transformation and more