International Booker Prize
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The International Booker Prize is a prestigious literary award honoring outstanding works of fiction translated into English and published in the UK or Ireland, with recognition shared between author and translator.
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Target entity: International Booker Prize Context triple: [Booker Prize, relatedAward, International Booker Prize]
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A.
Booker Prize
The Booker Prize is a prestigious annual literary award recognizing outstanding original novels written in English and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland.
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B.
Neustadt International Prize for Literature
The Neustadt International Prize for Literature is a prestigious biennial global literary award often regarded as a precursor to the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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Royal Society of Literature Award
The Royal Society of Literature Award is a prestigious British literary honor presented by the Royal Society of Literature in recognition of outstanding works of writing.
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D.
Duff Cooper Prize
The Duff Cooper Prize is a prestigious British literary award given annually for the best work of history, biography, political science, or poetry written in English.
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E.
George Orwell Prize
The George Orwell Prize is a prestigious British award honoring outstanding political writing that embodies clarity, integrity, and social engagement in the spirit of George Orwell.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: International Booker Prize Target entity description: The International Booker Prize is a prestigious literary award honoring outstanding works of fiction translated into English and published in the UK or Ireland, with recognition shared between author and translator.
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A.
Booker Prize
The Booker Prize is a prestigious annual literary award recognizing outstanding original novels written in English and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland.
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B.
Neustadt International Prize for Literature
The Neustadt International Prize for Literature is a prestigious biennial global literary award often regarded as a precursor to the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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C.
Royal Society of Literature Award
The Royal Society of Literature Award is a prestigious British literary honor presented by the Royal Society of Literature in recognition of outstanding works of writing.
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D.
Duff Cooper Prize
The Duff Cooper Prize is a prestigious British literary award given annually for the best work of history, biography, political science, or poetry written in English.
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E.
George Orwell Prize
The George Orwell Prize is a prestigious British award honoring outstanding political writing that embodies clarity, integrity, and social engagement in the spirit of George Orwell.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary award
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translation prize ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Booker Prize Foundation ⓘ |
| awardFor |
book-length work of fiction
ⓘ
fiction translated into English ⓘ |
| awardSplit | equally between author and translator ⓘ |
| country |
Ireland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currency |
Pound sterling
ⓘ
surface form:
GBP
|
| eligibilityChange | since 2016 awarded for a single book in translation ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriterion |
author may be of any nationality
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translator may be of any nationality ⓘ work must be published in the UK or Ireland ⓘ work must be translated into English ⓘ |
| eligiblePublicationRegion |
Ireland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| field | literature ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 2005 ⓘ |
| focus | promotion of international literature in English translation ⓘ |
| formatChange | restructured in 2016 to honor a single work ⓘ |
| formerName |
International Booker Prize
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Man Booker International Prize
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| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | fiction ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
International Booker Prize winners
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International Booker Prize–shortlisted works ⓘ |
| inception | 2005 ⓘ |
| includesForm |
novel
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novella ⓘ short story collection ⓘ |
| languageOfEligibleWorks | English ⓘ |
| locationOfCeremony |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| mediaCoverage | international literary press ⓘ |
| monetaryAward | 50000 GBP ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Booker Prize ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
focuses on translated fiction
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recognizes both author and translator ⓘ |
| organizer | Booker Prize Foundation ⓘ |
| originalFrequency | biennial ⓘ |
| originalScope | body of work by a living author ⓘ |
| prestige | one of the most prestigious translation prizes in the world ⓘ |
| relation | companion prize to the Booker Prize for Fiction ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | judged by a panel of literary judges ⓘ |
| sharedBetween |
author
ⓘ
translator ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Crankstart
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Man Group ⓘ |
| website | https://thebookerprizes.com ⓘ |
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