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Here you can read extracts from Booker Prize nominated books to help decide your next read.

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The Vegetarian by Han Kang

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An extract from The Vegetarian by Han Kang, translated by Deborah Smith

Caribbean sugar plantation, circa 1910

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An extract from The Long Song by Andrea Levy

The Good Terrorist by Doris Lessing

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An extract from The Good Terrorist by Doris Lessing

Beyond Black reading extract

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An extract from Beyond Black by Hilary Mantel

The Gospel According to the New World

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An extract from The Gospel According to the New World by Maryse Condé, translated by Richard Philcox

A System So Magnificent it is Blinding

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An extract from A System So Magnificent It Is Blinding by Amanda Svensson, translated by Nichola Smalley

Time Shelter

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An extract from Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov, translated by Angela Rodel

The Birthday Party

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An extract from The Birthday Party by Laurent Mauvignier, translated by Daniel Levin Becker

Still Born

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An extract from Still Born by Guadalupe Nettel, translated by Rosalind Harvey

While We Were Dreaming

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An extract from While We Were Dreaming by Clemens Meyer, translated by Katy Derbyshire

Pyre

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An extract from Pyre by Perumal Murugan, translated by Aniruddhan Vasudevan

Whale

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An extract from Whale by Cheon Myeong-kwan, translated by Chi-Young Kim

Jimi Hendrix Live in Lviv

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An extract from Jimi Hendrix Live in Lviv by Andrey Kurkov, translated by Reuben Woolley

Standing Heavy

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An extract from Standing Heavy by GauZ', translated by Frank Wynne

Is Mother Dead

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An extract from Is Mother Dead by Vigdis Hjorth, translated by Charlotte Barslund

Ninth Building

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An extract from Ninth Building by Zou Jingzhi, translated by Jeremy Tiang

Boulder

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An extract from Boulder by Eva Baltasar, translated by Julia Sanches

A little Life reading extract

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An extract from A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

Trust by Hernan Diaz

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An extract from Trust by Hernan Diaz

Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies by Maddie Mortimer

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An extract from Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies by Maddie Mortimer