The wait is almost over. The winner of the International Booker Prize 2026 will be announced this week.
There are six stunning translated works competing for the main prize of €57,000 and the honour of collecting one of the world's most prestigious literary awards.
Each shortlisted author and translator also receives nearly €3,000.
The prize is awarded annually for a single book, translated into English and published in the UK or Ireland.
This year, five of the six shortlisted authors are women, as are four of the six translators, and the books were originally written in five different languages, with authors and translators together representing eight nationalities.
