{"id":18027,"date":"2016-05-16T16:39:39","date_gmt":"2016-05-16T20:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/?p=18027"},"modified":"2016-05-16T16:40:03","modified_gmt":"2016-05-16T20:40:03","slug":"2016-man-booker-international-prize-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/2016\/05\/16\/2016-man-booker-international-prize-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"2016 Man Booker International Prize Winner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17701\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/2016\/03\/09\/2016-man-booker-international-prize-longlist\/man-booker-international-prize\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Man-Booker-International-Prize.jpg?fit=624%2C351&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"624,351\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Man Booker International Prize\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Man-Booker-International-Prize.jpg?fit=624%2C351&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17701\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Man-Booker-International-Prize.jpg?resize=624%2C351\" alt=\"Man Booker International Prize\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Man-Booker-International-Prize.jpg?w=624&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Man-Booker-International-Prize.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The winner of this year&#8217;s Man Booker International Prize is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>The Vegetarian<\/em><\/strong>, by Han Kang<br \/>\ntranslated from the\u00a0Korean\u00a0by Deborah Smith<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/2016\/05\/16\/2016-man-booker-international-prize-winner\/&quot;}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-18027 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/The-Vegetarian.jpg?fit=188%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/The-Vegetarian.jpg?w=1594&amp;ssl=1 1594w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/The-Vegetarian.jpg?resize=188%2C300&amp;ssl=1 188w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/The-Vegetarian.jpg?resize=768%2C1229&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/The-Vegetarian.jpg?resize=640%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" data-attachment-id=\"17705\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/2016\/03\/09\/2016-man-booker-international-prize-longlist\/the-vegetarian-2\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/The-Vegetarian.jpg?fit=1594%2C2550&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1594,2550\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Vegetarian\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/The-Vegetarian.jpg?fit=640%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Vegetarian.jpg?fit=198%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Vegetarian.jpg?w=297&amp;ssl=1 297w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Vegetarian.jpg?resize=198%2C300&amp;ssl=1 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" data-attachment-id=\"17409\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/2016\/03\/09\/2016-man-booker-international-prize-longlist\/the-vegetarian\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Vegetarian.jpg?fit=297%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"297,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Vegetarian\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Vegetarian.jpg?fit=297%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>See the full shortlist <a href=\"http:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/2016\/04\/14\/the-2016-man-booker-international-prize-shortlist\/\">here<\/a> and\u00a0the full longlist <a href=\"http:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/2016\/03\/09\/2016-man-booker-international-prize-longlist\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Over at The Mookse and Gripes GoodReads page (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/18052356-2016-dynamic-rankings\">here<\/a>)\u00a0our consensus winner was also\u00a0<em>The Vegetarian<\/em>. Though it was fourth place on my longlist rankings, it was my first pick from the shortlist (at least, those I read!). Several good books were axed before the shortlist!<\/p>\n<p>The Shadow Jury also announced their winner. You can read their choice, which, you know, might convince you to check out <em>The Vegetarian<\/em> if you haven&#8217;t already, and some fun details about their runners-up,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com\/2016\/05\/16\/and-the-shadow-mbip-2016-winner-is\/\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year&#8217;s Man Booker International Prize winner has been announced. <a href=\"http:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/2016\/05\/16\/2016-man-booker-international-prize-winner\"><u>Read the full 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