The Polish Book Institute

The longlist of nominations for this year's International Booker Prize, which remains the most prestigious award given to authors of the best English-language books, has been announced. It includes a collection of Urszula Honek's short stories Białe noce (“White Nights”), translated by Kate Webster.

Indian writer Geetanjali Shree's novel Tomb of Sand, translated by Daisy Rockwell, was awarded the International Booker Prize on Thursday in London. Olga Tokarczuk's Księgi Jakubowe (“The Books of Jacob”) was one of the six shortlisted novels.

Księgi Jakubowe (“The Books of Jacob”) by Olga Tokarczuk, translated by Jennifer Croft, has been shortlisted for the International Booker Prize. The Jury presented the six shortlisted titles yesterday.