Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Booker Prize | 2024 | Winner |
About This Book
A love affair between a young East German woman and an older married man in the final years of the GDR, with all the contradictions—personal and political—that entails. A rigorous, emotionally devastating novel. Winner of the 2024 International Booker Prize.
About the Authors
Jenny Erpenbeck is a German novelist and opera director born in East Berlin in 1967. She won the International Booker Prize in 2024 for *Kairos*, a novel about a love affair between a young East German woman and an older married man in the final years of the GDR. Her earlier novel *Go, Went, Gone*, about an African refugee's experience in Berlin, brought her wide international acclaim.
Michael Hofmann is a German-born British poet and translator, widely regarded as one of the finest translators of German literature working today. He translated Jenny Erpenbeck's *Kairos*, sharing the 2024 International Booker Prize. He has also translated works by Franz Kafka, Joseph Roth, and Durs Grünbein. Read more →
