Translation of Hebrew work wins Man Booker International Prize 2017
The Man Booker International Prize, awarded to a work available in English translation, was awarded to Israeli author, David Grossman, and translator, Jessica Cohen on 14 June 2017. Born in Essex, UK and growing up in Jerusalem, Israel, Cohen is a respected literary translator and takes an equal share of the £50,000 prize http://bit.ly/2rt6yxT.