National Book Award for Translated Literature 2026

The 2026 National Book Award for Translated Literature longlist was announced on 15 September 2026. Finalists are due 6 October; winners on 18 November.

Shortlist & Longlist

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The School of Night

Karl Ove Knausgard, translated by Martin Aitken

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Centroeuropa

Vicente Luis Mora, translated by Rahul Bery

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Night of a Thousand Hells

Intan Paramaditha, translated by Stephen Epstein and Tiffany Tsao

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Pure Men

Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, translated by Lara Vergnaud

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Your Presence Is a Danger to Your Life

Samar Yazbek, translated by Leri Price

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My Dreadful Body

Egana Djabbarova, translated by Lisa C. Hayden

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Now I Surrender

Álvaro Enrigue, translated by Natasha Wimmer

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Eden at Dawn

Karim Kattan, translated by Jeffrey Zuckerman

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To the East of the East

Ping Lu, translated by Jeremy Tiang

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The Disappearing Act

Maria Stepanova, translated by Sasha Dugdale

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Judges

Shelley Fairweather-Vega
Javier García del Moral
John Keene
Christopher Merrill (Chair)
Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi

Event Details

Announcement Date: October 6, 2026
Ceremony Date: November 18, 2026