Prize

‘Hope, insight and burning humanity’: Shortlist for 2026 International Booker prize announced

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'Hope, insight and burning humanity': Shortlist for 2026 International Booker prize announced

Daniel Kehlmann, Marie NDiaye and Yáng Shuāng-zǐ are among the six authors shortlisted for the 2026 International Booker prize, as the award marks its 10th year.. The annual prize celebrates the best works of fiction translated into English, and awards £50,000 to a couple of translators, to be split equally. Writers Rene Karabash, Shida Bazyar … Read more

Matthew McConaughey’s Netflix Animated Game Is A Modern Prize Worth Retelling – SlashFilm

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Beetle is holding a small doll of himself in Kubo and Two Strings

Pay attention Travis Knight’s 2016 film “Kubo and the Two Strings” is a visually stunning and dramatic story. It also immediately caused controversy upon its release, as the film featured Japanese actors, but had white actors from the United States, England and South Africa. The lead character, … Read more