- International Booker Prize 2021 · Shortlist · for the translation by Martin Aitken
The Employees
De ansatte
Olga Ravn (born 1986)
Translated by Martin Aitken
English editions
In EnglishThe Employees
Penguin Books · United Kingdom · 6 November 2025 · Paperback · 144 pages
The Employees
Lolli Editions · United Kingdom · 1 October 2020 · Paperback · 133 pages
The Employees
New Directions · United States · 1 February 2022 · Hardcover · 144 pages
The Employees
New Directions · United States · 7 February 2023 · Paperback · 144 pages
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Set out as a record of witness statements, the book follows the staff of the Six Thousand Ship, some human and some made to resemble humans. Strange objects taken on board from the planet New Discovery move them in ways none of them understands, and every employee starts to wonder whether the work can carry on as before.
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About the book
- Form
- Novel
- Length
- 136 pages in the original
- Genres
- Speculative (assigned by AI)
- First published
- 2018 by Gyldendal
- Author's age
- 32 when first published
- ISBN
9788702265583 (original)
9781999992880 (Lolli Editions, United Kingdom)
9780811231350 (New Directions, United States)
9780811234825 (New Directions, United States)
9781405976787 (Penguin Books, United Kingdom)
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