Booker International Prize Longlist 2020 - Reaction

I’m very excited about this year’s Booker International Prize because it has an excellent panel of judges and the 13 novels which made the list sound really intriguing! Here I discuss them all as well as an overview of this year’s prize. Click ‘Show More’ for info.

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Shortlist announced: April 2
Winner announced: May 19

The longlist & links:
Red Dog by Willem Anker
https://www.bookdepository.com/Red-Dog-Willem-Anker/9781782274223/?a_aid=lonesomereader
The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree by Shokoofeh Azar
https://www.bookdepository.com/Enlightenment-Greengage-Tree-Shokoofeh-Azar/9781787702110/?a_aid=lonesomereader
The Adventures of China Iron by Gabriela Cabezon Camara
https://www.bookdepository.com/Adventures-China-Iron-Gabriela-Cabez%C3%B3n-C%C3%A1mara/9781916465664/?a_aid=lonesomereader
The Other Name: Septology I-II by Jon Fosse
https://www.bookdepository.com/When-an-Angel-Goes-Through-the-Stage-and-Other-Essays-Jon-Fosse/9781628971095/?a_aid=lonesomereader
The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischvili
https://www.bookdepository.com/Eighth-Life-Nino-Haratischvili/9781911617471/?a_aid=lonesomereader
Serotonin by Michel Houellebecq
https://www.bookdepository.com/Serotonin-Michel-Houellebecq/9781785152245/?a_aid=lonesomereader
Tyll by Daniel Kehlmann
https://www.bookdepository.com/Tyll-Daniel-Kehlmann/9781529403657/?a_aid=lonesomereader
Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor
https://www.bookdepository.com/Hurricane-Season-Fernanda-Melchor/9781913097097/?a_aid=lonesomereader
The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa
https://www.bookdepository.com/Memory-Police-Yoko-Ogawa/9781846559495/?a_aid=lonesomereader
Faces on the Tip of My Tongue by Emmanuelle Pagano
https://www.bookdepository.com/Faces-on-Tip-My-Tongue-Emmanuelle-Pagano/9781908670540/?a_aid=lonesomereader
Little Eyes by Samanta Schweblin
https://www.bookdepository.com/Little-Eyes-Samanta-Schweblin/9781786077929/?a_aid=lonesomereader
The Discomfort of Evening by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld
https://www.bookdepository.com/Discomfort-Evening-Marieke-Lucas-Rijneveld/9780571349364/?a_aid=lonesomereader
Mac and His Problem by Enrique Vila-Matas
https://www.bookdepository.com/Mac-His-Problem-Enrique-Vila-Matas/9781787300453/?a_aid=lonesomereader

My reviews:
Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor
http://lonesomereader.com/blog/2020/2/17/hurricane-season-by-fernanda-melchor-translated-by-sophie-hughes
The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa
http://lonesomereader.com/blog/2019/11/6/the-memory-police-by-yoko-ogawa-translated-by-stephen-snyder

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