The longlist features work from Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America, the oldest writer ever to be nominated and three writers who appear in English for the first time
I’ve already popped to my local library and requested three of my faves to be transported from across Somerset to Frome — cool tip for anyone in the UK, and only costs £1 to do it per book! (Saves you from buying before trying.)
I’ve already popped to my local library and requested three of my faves to be transported from across Somerset to Frome — cool tip for anyone in the UK, and only costs £1 to do it per book! (Saves you from buying before trying.)
Intriguing list!
Any you're going for first?
I've got a couple on their way. (I had five, but a few aren't published yet!)
- A System So Magnificent It Is Blinding — Amanda Svensson (tr. Nichola Smalley)
- The Gospel According to the New World — Maryse Condé (tr. Richard Philcox)
Not sure! I have had luck picking... never quite been the book for me. Maybe I will do potluck!