Youngjae Josephine Bae

Jan 21, 2025 | thebookerprizes.com | William Boyd |Hwang Sok-yong |Sora Kim-Russell |Youngjae Josephine Bae

Sometimes, a whole life can pass by in the blink of an eye – or in the time it takes to read a book, where the journey from birth to death can unfold in just a few hundred pages. Over the course of a novel, we can witness the many iterations of a person’s identity, their highest highs and most heartbreaking lows, and the multiple dramatic ways their surroundings evolve with each passing year.

May 16, 2024 | thebookerprizes.com | Sora Kim-Russell |Youngjae Josephine Bae |Kira Josefsson |Annie McDermott

Marianna Datsenko, librarian at Lewisham Library, South East LondonTell us about your experience of being a Reading Challenge Ambassador. What did you enjoy most about the challenge, and how many books did you manage to read? Being a Reading Challenge Ambassador for the International Booker Prize has been an amazingly rewarding and exciting experience.

Apr 9, 2024 | wmagazin.com | Olga S. Perdomo |Jenny Erpenbeck |Michael Hofmann |Youngjae Josephine Bae

Por Olga S. Perdomo El único autor en español en la lista corta que premia a la mejor novela o libros de cuentos traducido al inglés y publicado en Reino Unido y/o Irlanda. Estas son las claves de la novela La escritora argentina Selva Almada y su libro No es un río (Random House), traducido como Not a River, ha sido una de las seis finalistas al Premio Booker Internacional 2024. El ganador se conocerá el 21 de mayo de 2024.

May 11, 2023 | thebookerprizes.com | Hwang Sok-yong |Sora Kim-Russell |Youngjae Josephine Bae

Watch Tobias Menzies read an extract from Mater 2-10 What the International Booker Prize 2024 judges said‘A sweeping and comprehensive book about a Korea we rarely see in the West, blending the historical narrative of a nation with an individual’s quest for justice.