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2026 Inalco-Vo/Vf Translation Prize: Five Works in the Running
The Translation Prize, launched in 2019 by INALCO in partnership with the Vo-Vf Festival, recognizes a translation into French from one of the languages taught at the Institute. With a prize of 2,500 euros, this award aims to highlight the quality of a translator’s work as well as the richness of literatures that are sometimes still little known to the general public because they are often less widely distributed.
The festival will take place from October 2 to 4, 2026, and the 2026 Inalco Translation Prize will be presented on Sunday, October 4 by the prize’s founders, Marie Vrinat-Nikolov and Nathalie Carré (Inalco), and by translator Rose Labourie, director of the ETL.
Shortlisted works
Five titles have been shortlisted for the Inalco Translation Prize:
- What Shines in the Darkness by Péter Nádas, translated from Hungarian by Sophie Aude, published by Noir sur Blanc, 2025.
- Abraxas by Bogdan-Alexandru Stanescu, translated from Romanian by Nicolas Cavaillès, published by Gallimard, 2025.
- Salamalecs by Anthonythasan Jesuthasan, translated from Tamil by Leticia Ibanez, published by Zulma, 2025.
- Bear’s Heart by Nikolai Baturin, translated from Estonian by Guillaume Gibert, published by Paulsen, 2025.
- 16 Hunting Trips, by Tehila Hakimi, translated from Hebrew by Rosie Pinhas-Delpuech, published by Denoël, 2025.
Thank you to the publishers who sent us their books, and congratulations to the translators!
The previous edition of the prize was awarded to Olivier Lannuzel for his translation from Bosnian of The Book of Una by novelist Faruk Šehić, published by Agullo in 2023.