The Lake a finalist for the EBRD Literature Prize 2023

We are over the moon that The Lake by Bianca Bellová, translated by Alex Zucker, is a finalist for the EBRD Literature Prize 2023! HUGE congratulations to them!

A big day for #EBRDLiteraturePrize2023!

Our distinguished judges Toby Lichtig, Maya Jaggi, Arkady Ostrovsky, Natasha Randall have chosen the finalists!

Congratulations
 to all three:

- Mister N by Najwa Barakat, translated from the Arabic by Luke Leafgren, published by And Other Stories . Country: Lebanon

- The Lake by Bianca Bellová , translated from the Czech by Alex Zucker, published by Parthian Books. Country: Czech Republic. 

- The Books of Jacob by Olga Tocarczuk, translated from the Polish by Jennifer Croft, published by Fitzcarraldo Editions. Country: Poland. 

Congratulations
 #EBRDLiteraturePrize2023 finalists!

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