*image © India Hobson for Booker Prize Foundation* Today, the Booker Foundation announced the 2026 longlist for the International Booker Prize, which recognizes international literature in translation. The shortlist of 13, whittled down from 128 novels and short story collections translated into English and published in the UK and/or Ireland between ## May 2025 and April 2026. The winning book will receive a £50,000 purse, divided equally between author and translator(s). Shortlisted titles receive £5,000, and the shortlist of six will be announced on March 31. The winner will be crowned at a ceremony in London on ## May 19 .…