We are delighted to announce our #MBI2019 judges! The panel will be chaired by award-winning historian, author and broadcaster Bettany Hughes, and consists of: writer, translator and president of English PEN Maureen Freely; philosopher Professor Angie Hobbs FRSA; novelist and satirist Elnathan John; and essayist and novelist Pankaj Mishra! Fiammetta Rocco, Administrator of the Man Booker International Prize, commented: “The judges of the 2019 Man Booker International Prize are readers, writers, broadcasters, academics and translators. They are united by their global outlook, their curiosity about what fiction can accomplish and their passion for literature in translation.” Look out for the longlist announcement in March 2019!