This year's International Booker Prize shortlist of six novels take readers from a Japanese colonial-era Taiwan to the propaganda studios of Nazi Germany.

When literary awards are opened up to languages from around the world, they become diverse and inclusive. This year’s winner will be announced on May 19.

Political oppression in Tehran, a witch’s tale from France, a film-maker in Nazi Germany … we weigh up the contenders for the International Booker prize 2026

This year's International Booker Prize shortlist of six novels take readers from a Japanese colonial-era Taiwan to the propaganda studios of Nazi Germany.

La shortlist di sei romanzi dell’International Booker Prize di quest’anno porta i lettori da Taiwan nell’era coloniale giapponese agli studi di propaganda della Germania nazista.