Booker Prize 2024: Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck wins the International Booker Prize
The German novel has been praised for its insights into love, loss, and the nature of time
The announcement of the winner of the Booker Prize 2024 will take place at a ceremony and dinner held at Old Billingsgate in London on Tuesday 12 November. Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck translated by Michael Hofmann has been named the winner of the International Booker Prize 2024. The winner was announced by Eleanor Wachtel.
The International Booker Prize is awarded every year to a work of fiction that has been translated into English and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland. The prize is worth £50,000, which is split equally between the author and the translator. Kairos is the story of a love affair between two people from different backgrounds. The novel is set in Berlin in the years leading up to the fall of the Berlin Wall. It explores the themes of love, loss, and the nature of time. The judges praised Kairos for its "richly imagined characters, its beautiful prose, and its profound insights into the human condition." They also said that the novel is "a timely reminder of the importance of love and hope in the face of adversity." Jenny Erpenbeck is a German writer who has published novels, short stories, essays, and plays. She has won numerous awards for her work, including the Deutscher Buchpreis and the Thomas Mann Prize. Michael Hofmann is a British poet, translator, and editor. He has translated over fifty works of German literature, including works by Bertolt Brecht, Friedrich Hölderlin, and Thomas Mann. He has won numerous awards for his translations, including the Schlegel-Tieck Prize and the Von Rezzori Prize. The International Booker Prize is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world. It is a testament to the quality of Kairos that it has been awarded this prize. The novel is a powerful and moving story that deserves to be read by a wide audience.
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