the first translator to share the prize. British journalist Boyd Tonkin, who chaired the judging panel, said that the decision was unanimous. He also said of the book "in a style both lyrical and lacerating, it reveals the impact of this great refusal both on the heroine herself and on those around her. This compact, exquisite and disturbing book will linger long in the minds, and maybe the dreams, of its readers." Winner Han Kang (South Korea), Deborah Smith (translator), for The Vegetarian (채식주의자) Shortlist José Eduardo Agualusa (Angola), Daniel Hahn (translator), for A General Theory of Oblivion (Teoria Geral do Esquecimento) Elena Ferrante (Italy), Ann Goldstein (translator), for The Story of the Lost Child (Storia della bambina perduta) Yan Lianke (China), Carlos Rojas (translator), for The Four Books (四書) Orhan Pamuk (Turkey), Ekin Oklap (translator), for A Strangeness in My Mind (Kafamda Bir Tuhaflık) Robert Seethaler (Austria), Charlotte Collins (translator), for A Whole Life (Ein ganzes Leben) Longlist Maylis de Kerangal (France), Jessica Moore (translator), for Mend the Living (Réparer les vivants) Eka Kurniawan (Indonesia), Labodalih Sembiring (translator), for Man Tiger (Lelaki Harimau) Fiston Mwanza Mujila (Democratic Republic of Congo), Roland Glasser (translator), for Tram 83 Raduan Nassar (Brazil), Stefan Tobler (translator), for A Cup of Rage (Um Copo de Cólera) Marie NDiaye (France), Jordan Stump (translator), for Ladivine Kenzaburō Ōe (Japan), Deborah Boliver Boehm (translator), for Death by Water (水死) Aki Ollikainen (Finland), Emily Jeremiah & Fleur Jeremiah (translator), for White Hunger (Nälkävuosi) 2017 The 2017 prize was judged by Nick Barley (Chair), Daniel Hahn, Helen Mort, Elif Shafak and Chika Unigwe. The longlist for the eighth Man Booker International Prize was announced on 14 March 2017, and the shortlist on 20 April 2017. The winner was announced on 14 June 2017. Grossman became the first Israeli author to win the prize, sharing the £50,000 award with translator Jessica Cohen. Nick Barley, who is the director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival, described the book as "an ambitious high-wire act of a novel [that] shines a spotlight on the effects of grief, without any hint of sentimentality. The central character is challenging and flawed, but completely compelling." The novel won over 126 other contenders. Winner David Grossman (Israel), Jessica Cohen (translator), for A Horse Walks into a Bar (סוס אחד נכנס לבר) Shortlist Mathias Énard (France), Charlotte Mandell (translator), for Compass (Boussole) Roy Jacobsen (Norway), Don Bartlett and