Read an extract from Pyre, Perumal Murugan’s powerful novel, which was longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2023
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Shortisted for the International Booker Prize 2023, Whale follows the lives of three linked characters in South Korea, in an adventure-satire of epic proportions
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An extract from Jimi Hendrix Live in Lviv by Andrey Kurkov, translated by Reuben Woolley
Longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2023, Kurkov’s novel Jimi Hendrix Live in Lviv, is a portrait of one of the world’s most intriguing cities
GauZ’s novel Standing Heavy, which is shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2023, is a deconstruction of colonial legacies and capitalist consumption
Read an extract from Vigdis Hjorth’s novel Is Mother Dead?. Translated by Charlotte Borslund it was longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2023
Read an extract from Ninth Building by Zou Jingzhi and translated by Jeremy Tiang, which was longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2023
Read an extract from Eva Baltasar’s short, brittle novel, Boulder, which was longlisted for the International Booker Prize in 2023
Since the turn of the century, a new generation of Irish writers have cemented their place in the Booker canon. Max Liu uncovers the golden age of Irish fiction
In our latest competition, we’re offering the chance a bundle including all 13 longlisted titles in contention for this year’s International Booker Prize
In this exclusive video interview, Penelope Lively talks about winning the Booker for Moon Tiger, how the book’s heroine was decades ahead of her time