International Booker prize 2025: the shortlist

Six experts review the six shortlisted novels just prior to the announcement of the winner of the International Booker prize 2025 on Tuesday evening

From a longlist of 13, six novels were shortlisted for the 2025 International Booker prize. Our academics review the finalists ahead of the announcement of the winner on May 20.

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