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German author Jenny Erpenbeck wins International Booker Prize for tale of tangled love affair

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German author Jenny Erpenbeck and translator Michael Hofmann have won the International Booker Prize for the novel “Kairos.” It tells the story of a tangled love affair during the final years of East Germany’s existence. The prize recognizes fiction from around the world that has been translated into English and published in the U.K. or Ireland.

Jenny Erpenbeck , author of ‘Kariros’ poses ahead of the International Booker Prize, in London, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Jenny Erpenbeck , author of ‘Kariros’ , right, and translator Michael Hofman pose ahead of the International Booker Prize, in London, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Jenny Erpenbeck , author of ‘Kariros’ , right, and translator Michael Hofman pose ahead of the International Booker Prize, in London, Tuesday, May 21, 2024.

Canadian broadcaster Eleanor Wachtel, who chaired the five-member judging panel, said Erpenbeck’s novel about the relationship between a student and an older writer is “a richly textured evocation of a tormented love affair, the entanglement of personal and national transformations.” was another novel about communism and its legacy in Europe, “Time Shelter” by Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov and translated by Angela Rodel.

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