Ten French books, five literary works and five from the social sciences, have made the shortlist for China’s most prestigious French-to-Chinese translation contest.

The award (傅雷奖) is named after Chinese translator and art critic Fu Lei (1908-1966), who is best known for his translations of Voltaire, Balzac and Romain Rolland. The annual awards honor the year’s most outstanding translation works from French to Chinese, and aim to promote the translation and publication of French books in China.