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Booker Prize International Winners Geetanjali Shree and Daisy Rockwell at Hay Festival


The International Booker Prize is awarded annually for a single book and celebrates the vital work of translators, with the £50,000 prize money divided equally between author and translator. This year’s judging panel is chaired by translator Frank Wynne – the first time a translator has chaired the panel, which comprises author and academic Merve Emre, lawyer and writer Petina Gappah, TV presenter, writer, comedian and TV, radio and podcast presenter Viv Groskop and translator and author Jeremy Tiang. The prize was announced on 26 May and this event presents winners Geetanjali Shree and Daisy Rockwell in conversation with Viv Groskop.

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