Kairos, written by Jenny Erpenbeck, won the International Booker Prize 2024. Who among the following translated the book in English?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Michael Hofmann
Kairos, a novel by the German writer Jenny Erpenbeck about a love affair in East Berlin in the last years before the fall of the Berlin Wall, won the International Booker Prize 2024. It was translated from German by Michael Hofmann, the first male translator to win the prize since it took its present form in 2016; the prize money is shared equally between the author and the translator.