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  "path": "/2026/03/2026-international-booker-prize-shortlist/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-31T19:35:04.000Z",
  "site": "https://locusmag.com",
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  "textContent": "The six-title shortlist for the 2026 International Booker Prize has been announced, with works of genre interest including**The Director** by Daniel Kehlmann, tr. Ross Benjamin (Summit US; riverrun UK) [amazon / bookshop] and**The Witch** by Marie NDiaye, tr. Jordan Stump (Vintage US; Charco UK) [amazon / bookshop].\n\nThe £50,000 prize celebrates the best works of long-form fiction or collections of short stories translated into English and published in the UK …Read More",
  "title": "2026 International Booker Prize Shortlist"
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