They became the first spouse team of author and translator to be nominated for the prize. The books nominated this time are Ninth Building written by Zou Jingzhi and translated by Jeremy Tiang, A System So Magnificent It Is Blinding written by Amanda Svensson and translated by Nichola Smalley, Still Born written by Guadalupe Nettel and translated by Rosalind Harvey, Pyre written by Perumal Murugan and translated by Aniruddhan Vasudevan, While We Were Dreaming written by Clemens Meyer and translated by Katy Derbyshire, The Birthday Party written by Laurent Mauvignier and translated by Daniel Levin Becker, Jimi Hendrix Live in Lviv written by Andrey Kurkov and translated by Reuben Woolley, Is Mother Dead written by Vigdis Hjorth and translated by Charlotte Barslund, Standing Heavy written by GauZ' and translated by Frank Wynne, Time Shelter written by Georgi Gospodinov and translated by Angela Rodel, The Gospel According to the New World written by Maryse Condé and translated by Richard Philcox, Whale written by Cheon Myeong-kwan and translated by Chi-Young Kim, and Boulder written by Eva Baltasar and translated by Julia Sanches.Ĭaribbean author Maryse Condé, who became the oldest author to ever be nominated at the age of 89, dictated her nominated novel, The Gospel According to the New World (World Editions) to her husband and translator Richard Philcox due to a degenerative neurological disorder which impacts her ability to speak and see properly. For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel.

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