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Read extracts from the International Booker Prize 2024 longlist

Read an extract from the opening chapter of each title on the International Booker Prize 2024 longlist

From a protest on the top of a factory chimney in South Korea to a transformative fishing trip in remote Argentina, from the violent streets of Kyiv in 1919 to a devastating sexual relationship in 1980s East Berlin, this year’s longlisted books offer stunning evocations of place and time. Read an extract from all 13 titles here.