Finalists have been selected for the 2025 Cercador Prize for Literature in Translation. The winning title will be announced November 17, and the winning translator will receive $1,000.
The finalists:
A Carnival of Atrocities by Natalia García Freire, translated from the Spanish by Victor Meadowcroft (World Editions)
dd's Umbrella by Hwang Jungeun, translated from the Korean by e. yaewon (Tilted Axis)
The Deserters by Mathias Énard, translated from the French by Charlotte Mandell (New Directions)
I Gave You Eyes and You Looked Toward Darkness by Irene Solà, translated from the Catalan by Mara Faye Lethem (Graywolf Press)
Sakina's Kiss by Vivek Shanbhag, translated from the Kannada by Srinath Perur (McNally Editions)
Chilco by Daniela Catrileo, translated from the Spanish by Jacob Edelstein (FSG Originals)
Restoration by Ave Barrera, translated from the Spanish by Ellen Jones and Robin Myers (Charco Press)
Cécé by Emmelie Prophète, translated from the French by Aidan Rooney (Archipelago Books)
Smoke by Gabriela Alemán, translated from the Spanish by Dick Cluster (City Lights Publishing)
The Queen of Swords by Jazmina Barrera, translated from the Spanish by Christina MacSweeney (Two Lines Press)
The prize's five committee members for 2025 are Javi Tapia of Third Place Books, Seattle, Wash., Dylan McGonigle of Wayfinder Bookshop, Fairfax, Calif., Beatriz Quiroz García of Skylight Books, Los Angeles, Calif., C. Rees of Alienated Majesty Books, Austin, Tex., and chair Emily Tarr of Thank You Books, Atlanta, Ga.
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The shortlist has been selected for the £50,000 (about $67,500) Wolfson History Prize, "the U.K.'s most prestigious history writing prize." The winner will be announced December 2.
The shortlist:
Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age by Eleanor Barraclough
The Eagle and the Hart: The Tragedy of Richard II and Henry IV by Helen Castor
Multicultural Britain: A People's History by Kieran Connell
Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade by Hannah Durkin
The Gravity of Feathers: Fame, Fortune and the Story of St Kilda by Andrew Fleming
The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective by Sara Lodge