By The Cercador Prize
The Cercador Prize recognizes works of literature in translation as selected by a committee of independent booksellers based across the United States.
The 2023 Cercador Prize Committee:
Spencer Ruchti (Chair) | Third Place Books, Seattle, WA
Thu Doan | East Bay Booksellers, Oakland, CA
Riley Rennhack | Deep Vellum Books, Dallas TX
Javier Ramirez | Exile in Bookville, Chicago, IL
Gary Lovely | Prologue Bookshop, Columbus, OH
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Fernanda Melchor,
Sophie Hughes
Paperback
$15.95
$14.83
FINALIST: Fernanda Melchor’s This Is Not Miami, translated from the Spanish by Sophie Hughes | New Directions
Ana Paula Maia,
Zoë Perry
Paperback
$16.95
$15.76
WINNER: Ana Paula Maia’s Of Cattle and Men, translated from the Portuguese by Zoë Perry | Charco Press
Cheon Myeong-Kwan,
Chi-Young Kim
Paperback
$22.00
$20.46
FINALIST: Cheon Myeong-kwan’s Whale, translated from the Korean by Chi-Young Kim | Archipelago Books
Norman Erikson Pasaribu,
Tiffany Tsao
Paperback
$16.95
$15.76
FINALIST: Norman Erikson Pasaribu’s Happy Stories, Mostly, translated from the Indonesian by Tiffany Tsao | Feminist Press
Zechen Xu,
Eric Abrahamsen,
Jeremy Tiang
Paperback
$17.95
$16.69
FINALIST: Xu Zechen’s Beijing Sprawl, translated from the Chinese by Jeremy Tiang and Eric Abrahamsen | Two Lines Press
Juan Goméz Barcena,
Katie Whittemore
Paperback
$18.95
$17.62
FINALIST: Juan Gómez Bárcena’s Not Even the Dead, translated from the Spanish by Katie Whittemore | Open Letter
Guadalupe Nettel,
Rosalind Harvey
Hardback
$26.99
$25.10
FINALIST: Guadalupe Nettel’s Still Born, translated from the Spanish by Rosalind Harvey | Bloomsbury Publishing
Olga Ravn,
Russell
Paperback
$18.95
$17.62
FINALIST: Olga Ravn’s My Work, translated from the Danish by Sophia Hersi Smith and Jennifer Russell | New Directions
Jon Fosse,
Damion Searls
Paperback
$16.95
$15.76
FINALIST: Jon Fosse’s A Shining, translated from the Norwegian by Damion Searls | Transit Books
Mathias Énard,
Frank Wynne
Paperback
$19.95
$18.55
FINALIST: Mathias Énard’s The Annual Banquet of the Gravediggers’ Guild, translated from the French by Frank Wynne | New Directions