International Booker Episodes
Kira Josefsson on 'Small Comfort' (Nominated for the International Booker Prize - 2026)
"Welcome to Harshaneeyam Podcast. Today, we enter the intricate, wickedly humorous, and deeply observant world of Swedish author Ia Genberg . Joining us is the acclaimed translator Kira Josefsson , whose English translation o...
Izidora Angel on 'She Who Remains' (Nominated for the International Booker Prize - 2026)
"Welcome to Harshaneeyam. Today, we delve into a powerful work of Bulgarian literature that has recently made its way to the 2026 International Booker Prize shortlist : 'She Who Remains' by Renée Karbash translated into Engli...
Ross Benjamin on 'The Director' (Nominated for the International Booker Prize-2026)
"Can a work of art ever truly be washed clean of the hands that funded it? Is it possible to create a masterpiece in the shadow of a monster? Today, we are exploring these haunting questions through the lens of The Director—the latest novel by the brilliant German author Daniel Kehlmann and translated into English by Ross Benjamin. Set against the harrowing backdrop of the late 1930s and 1940s, the story follows the legendary film director G.W. Pabst as he returns to Nazi-occupied Austr…
Lin King on 'Taiwan Travelogue' (Nominated for the International Booker Prize-2026)
Guest for this Episode is Writer, Translator Lin King - Lin King is a writer and translator based in Taipei and New York Her fiction has appeared in One Story, Boston Review, and Joyland , among others, and has received the P...
Padma Viswanathan on 'On Earth As it is Beneath'(Nominated for the International Booker Prize-2026)
In this episode we have with us Padma Viswanathan. Padma Viswanathan is a Canadian-American writer and translator. Her novels have been published in eight countries and shortlisted for the PEN USA Prize, the Scotiabank Giller...
David Mckay on 'The Remembered Soldier' (Nominated for the International Booker Prize-2026)
Today we have David Mckay on Harshaneeyam Podcast. Born and educated in the United States, David McKay is an award-winning translator of Dutch fiction and non-fiction He holds degrees in philosophy, linguistics and internatio...
Ruth Martin on Translating 'The Nights are quite in Tehran' (Nominated for the International Booker Prize-2026)
Today's Guest on Harshaneeyam is Ruth Martin. Ruth Martin studied English literature before gaining a PhD in German She has been translating fiction and non-fiction books since 2010, by authors ranging from Joseph Roth and Ha...
Jordan Stump on translating Marie NDiaye's 'The Witch' (Nominated for the International Booker Prize-2026)
Our guest for today is Jordan Stump. Jordan Stump has translated many authors into English from French, including Marie Redonnet, Eric Chevillard, and Honoré de Balzac His translation of Jardin des Plantes by Claude Simon won...
Charlotte Mandell on Mathias Enard's ‘The Deserters’ (Nominated for the International Booker Prize-2026)
Today’s Guest, Charlotte Mandell has translated over 50 books of fiction, poetry and philosophy from French. Her translations include works by Marcel Proust, Maurice Blanchot, Abdelwahab Meddeb and Jean-Luc Nancy. Her transla...
Antonella Lettieri on 'The Duke' (Nominated for the International Booker Prize - 2026)
Today's Guest, Antonella Lettieri is a translator working between English and Italian. Her translations include Maria Grazia Calandrone’s Your Little Matter (Foundry Editions, 2024), Roberta Recchia’s All That Is Left of Life...
Sophie Hughes on 'Perfection'
Today we are talking to Sophie Hughes as a part of our International Booker 2025 series. her translation of Vincenzo Latronico’s Perfection was short listed. Its the first book she translated from Italian into English. Soph...
Romesh Gunesekera on reading and evaluating for the International Booker Prize-2024)
Romesh Gunesekera is on Harshaneeyam talking about evaluating the International Booker Prize - 2024 and his journey as a reader and writer. Romesh Gunesekera was born in Colombo and lives in London. He is a Fellow of the Roya...
Stuart Allen on 'Undiscovered' (Long-listed for International Booker Prize 2024)
In this episode, Book Blogger, Reviewer, Stuart Allen spoke about the novel 'Undiscovered' and his passion for book reading. Stuart Allen Lives in Chesterfield near the Peak District in UK. He works for the NHS to support pa...
Marina Sofia on 'Kairos' (short listed for Interntational Booker Prize - 2024)
'Kairos' is a novel written by the famous German Novelist Jenny Erpenbeck. It was translated into English by Michael Hoffman. It is about life in East Germany in the 1980s, the Fall of the Berlin Wall, and its effects. its sh...
Fiammetta Rocco (Administrator - International Booker Prize) in Harshaneeyam
Our Guest for this episode is Fiammetta Rocco, Administrator for International Booker Prize since it was established in 2005. Fiammetta spoke about her childhood in Nairobi, her love for books, her multilingualism, and the si...
Sarah Timmer Harvey on 'What I Would Rather Not Think About' (Short listed for the International Booker Prize - 2024)
Sarah Timmer Harvey spoke about translation of the novel, ' What I would Rather not think about' which is Short listed for International booker prize - 2024 in this episode. Sarah Timmer Harvey is a translator and writer cu...
Kira Josefsson on 'The Details' (Long listed for the International Booker Prize - 2024)
This episode's guest is Kira Josefsson. She spoke about her translated work, 'The Details,' which is long-listed for the International Booker Prize 2024. 'The Details' was originally published in Swedish. Ia Genberg is the au...
Boris Dralyuk on 'The Silver Bone' (Long listed for the International Booker Prize - 2024)
Today We have Boris Dralyuk With us. He is speaking about his translation of 'The Silver Bone' Written in Russian by Andrey Kurkov. 'The Silver Bone' is Long-Listed for International Booker Prize - 2024. Boris Dralyuk is a po...
John Hodgson on Ismail Kadare and 'A Dictator Calls' (Albanian Novel : Long listed for the International Booker Prize - 2024)
Today, we have Distinguished Albanian translator John Hodgson with us. He is talking about his international Booker-longlisted rendition of 'A Dictator Calls' written by Albanian Writer Ismail Kadare. The author and translato...
Johnny Lorenz on 'Crooked Plow' (Longlisted for the International Booker Prize - 2024)
Today, Johnny Lorenz will speak on his translation of 'Crooked Plow,' which is long-listed for the International Booker Prize-2024. Johnny Lorenz, son of Brazilian immigrants to the United States, is a translator of Brazilian...
Noel Hernández González on 'Simpatia' (Longlisted for the International Booker Prize - 2024)
Guest for Today's Episode is Noel Hernandez Gonzalez talking about hsi experience of Co-Translating 'Simpatia' a Spanish Novel, which has been longlisted for International Booker - 2024. Noel Hernández González is originall...
Annie Mcdermott on 'Not a River' - (Longlisted for the International Booker Prize - 2024)
Guest for this Episode is Annie Mcdermott. Annie McDermott is the translator of a dozen books from Spanish and Portuguese, by such writers as Mario Levrero, Ariana Harwicz, Brenda Lozano, Fernanda Trías and Lídia Jorge. She w...
Leah Janeczko on 'Lost on Me' (Longlisted for the International Booker Prize - 2024)
Guest for this episode is Leah Janeczko. Originally from Chicago, Leah Janeczko has lived in Milan since 1991. For over 25 years she’s been an Italian-to-English translator of fiction for all ages. Her recent translations inc...
Sora Kim Russell and Youngjae Josephine Bae on "Mater 2-10"(Longlisted for the International Booker Prize - 2024)
Sora Kim Russell and Youngjae translate from Korean to English. Their co-translation of Hwang Sok-yong’s Mater 2-10 has been longlisted for the 2024 Booker International Prize. In this episode, they spoke about the author an...