A German novel about a tortured love affair wins 2024 International Booker PrizeEnlarge this image toggle caption Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images Thomas Lohnes/Getty ImagesKairos, a novel about a love affair between a younger woman and older man in 1980s Germany, has won this year's International Booker Prize. In praising the novel, Fresh Air critic John Powers writes that "Erpenbeck understands that great love stories must be about more than just love." In 2018, she was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize for her novel Go, Went, Gone. Translator Michael Hofmann is a poet, essayist, and a previous judge for the International Booker Prize. Author Georgi Gospodinov and translator Angela Rodel won last year's International Booker Prize for the novel Time Shelter.

Source: International New York Times May 21, 2024 21:23 UTC