About International Booker Prize:
- The prize, which is awarded annually, celebrates the best works of long-form fiction or collections of short stories translated into English and published in the UK and/or Ireland.
- History:
- It was founded in 2005 as a biennial award recognising an author’s contribution to world literature.
- At the time there were no requirements that the book be published in a language other than English.
- The rules changed in 2015, and it is now awarded annually for a work of fiction that is originally written in another language and then translated into English.
- Any nationality is eligible, as long as the work is translated into English.
- It recognises the vital work of translators, with the £50,000 prize money divided equally between authors and translators.
- In addition, shortlisted authors and translators each receive £2,500.
- Administered By: The Booker Prize Foundation.
- International Booker Prize 2025:
- Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq, translated from Kannada by Deepa Bhasthi, is the winner of the 2025 prize.
- The winning book is the first collection of short stories to be awarded the prize, and the first winner originally written in Kannada.
- Spanning stories written between 1990 and 2023, Heart Lamp is a portrayal of the struggles faced by Muslim women in southern India.
