Kairos (novel)
| Author | Jenny Erpenbeck |
|---|---|
| Original title | Kairos |
| Translator | Michael Hofmann |
| Publisher | Penguin Verlag |
Publication date | 2021 |
Published in English | 2023 |
Kairos is a 2021 novel by German author Jenny Erpenbeck (East Berlin, 1967).
The novel received Germany's Uwe Johnson Prize in 2022.[1] The English translation, by Michael Hofmann, was shortlisted for the U.S. National Book Award for Translated Literature in 2023[2] and won the International Booker Prize in 2024.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Akademiemitglied Jenny Erpenbeck erhält Uwe-Johnson-Literaturpreis 2022 : Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur". Mainz (in German). 20 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ "National Book Awards 2023". 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ Creamer, Ella (21 May 2024). "Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck wins International Booker prize". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
External links[edit]
- Everything you need to know about Kairos, winner of the International Booker Prize 2024 (The Booker Prizes)
- ISBN 978-3-328-60085-5 (German edition, Penguin Verlag, 2021)
- ISBN 978-1-783-78612-1 (English edition, Granta Books, 2023)
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