The International Booker Prize will be renamed in honor of… (премия · букеровский · бухман)
The International Booker Prize will be renamed in honor of billionaire brothers Igor and Dmitry Buhman from Vologda after their charitable organization Bukhman Philanthropies committed to funding the prize for the next decade. The prize's cash award has been doubled to £100,000.
Consensus
- The International Booker Prize will be renamed in honor of Igor and Dmitry Buhman
- Bukhman Philanthropies will fund the prize for the next 10 years
- The prize's cash award has been doubled to £100,000
- The prize is awarded for literary works translated into English and published in Britain or Ireland
Points of divergence
- Igor Buhman is a co-founder of the video game developer Playrix and a billionaire from Vologda who started his business with his brother Dmitry in 2001 while living in Vologda — vesti
- Igor Buhman's net worth is $13.6 billion, he co-founded the gaming giant Playrix with his brother Dmitry, and their headquarters are located in Ireland since 2010 — meduza
- The jury for the 2027 prize will be chaired by writer Katie Kitamura, who was a finalist for the 2025 Booker Prize, and will include Patrick McGinnis, Caleb Azuma Nelson, Olga Ravn, and actress Tessa Thompson — vedomosti
Coverage (3 sources)
- The Booker Prize to be renamed after billionaires from Vologda — Вести
- The Booker Prize to be renamed after billionaire Igor Bukhman from Vologda — Meduza
- The Booker Prize Will Be Renamed After Billionaires Bukhmanov — Ведомости