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WWB Contributor Jessica Cohen Awarded 2017 Man Booker International Prize

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Translator Jessica Cohen and writer David Grossman, recipients of the 2017 Man Booker International Prize. (Photo courtesy of the Man Booker International Prize)


Congratulations to longtime Words Without Borders contributor Jessica Cohen, who has been awarded the 2017 Man Booker International Prize, along with David Grossman, for the translation of A Horse Walks into a Bar. Read our interview with Jessica and check out her other work for WWB!

Published Jun 14, 2017   Copyright 2017 Words Without Borders

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