Jenny Erpenbeck’s Kairos, a novel about a torrid love affair in the final years of East Germany, won on Tuesday the International Booker Prize, the renowned award for fiction translated into English. Erpenbeck thanked her family, and Hofmann thanked Erpenbeck: “I want to thank Jenny for her trust in me”, he said. The judging panel deliberated for half an hour before deciding to give Kairos the prize, she added. “I don’t generally read the books I review twice”, Garner said, “but this one I did.”Established in 2005, the International Booker Prize is separate from the Booker Prize, which recognizes fiction written in English. Originally awarded for a writer’s entire body of work, in 2016 the international prize became an annual award for the best novel translated into English.

Source: International New York Times May 23, 2024 04:36 UTC