Which author's book will win the 2025 International Booker Prize?
Closing May 20, 2025 07:01AM (in 2 months)
The prestigious International Booker Prize "celebrates the best works of long-form fiction or collections of short stories translated into English and published in the UK and/or Ireland" (International Booker Prize). On 25 February 2025, the "longlist" of 13 nominees was announced, which is scheduled to be narrowed down to a "shortlist" of six books to be announced on 8 April 2025 and the winner announced in London on 20 May 2025 (Guardian, International Booker Prize 2025). In the event of a tie, the answer option listed first (top to bottom) among the tied nominees will be considered the winner.
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| Possible Answer | Crowd Forecast | Change in last 24 hours | Change in last week | Change in last month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Book of Disappearance" by Ibtisam Azem | 13.00% | +1.00% | +2.50% | +5.31% |
| "On the Calculation of Volume I" by Solvej Balle | 10.00% | 0% | +6.20% | +2.31% |
| "There's a Monster Behind the Door" by Gaëlle Bélem | 6.00% | 0% | +2.20% | -1.69% |
| "Solenoid" by Mircea Cărtărescu | 15.00% | +1.00% | -0.80% | +7.31% |
| "Reservoir Bitches" by Dahlia de la Cerda | 6.00% | 0% | +2.70% | -1.69% |
| "Small Boat" by Vincent Delecroix | 6.00% | 0% | +3.10% | -1.69% |
| "Hunchback" by Saou Ichikawa | 9.00% | 0% | +5.10% | +1.31% |
| "Under the Eye of the Big Bird" by Hiromi Kawakami | 9.00% | 0% | -8.00% | +1.31% |
| "Eurotrash" by Christian Kracht | 8.00% | 0% | -4.70% | +0.31% |
| "Perfection" by Vincenzo Latronico | 4.00% | -1.00% | -1.00% | -3.69% |
| "Heart Lamp" by Banu Mushtaq | 4.00% | 0% | -2.10% | -3.69% |
| "On a Woman's Madness" by Astrid Roemer | 6.00% | -1.00% | -3.60% | -1.69% |
| "A Leopard-Skin Hat" by Anne Serre | 4.00% | 0% | -1.60% | -3.69% |