In The Silver Bone, Andrey Kurkov takes inspiration from the real-life archives of crime enforcement agencies in Kyiv, crafting a propulsive narrative that bursts to life with rich historical detail
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Narrated in a voice as wryly ironic as it is warm and affectionate, Lost on Me seductively explores the slippery relationship between deceitfulness and creativity
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An extract from Simpatía by Rodrigo Blanco Calderón, translated by Noel Hernández González and Daniel Hahn
Full of unexpected twists and turns, Rodrigo Blanco Calderón’s suspenseful novel details the agony of Venezuela and the collapse of Chavismo
In exhilarating, provocative prose, Ia Genberg reveals an intimate and powerful celebration of what it means to be human
We’re offering you the chance to win one of three bundles made up of all 13 longlisted titles in contention for this year’s International Booker Prize
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The Booker Prize Podcast, Episode 36: Announcing the International Booker Prize 2024 longlist
This week, The Booker Prize Podcast is joined by Fiammetta Rocco and Eleanor Wachtel to discuss this year’s best fiction in translation
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The International Booker Prize 2024 longlist is announced ‘signalling a second “boom” in Latin American fiction’
Set in Brazil’s poorest region, this is a tender yet gripping story of two sisters bound together by a history of violence
Three men go out fishing in rural Argentina, returning to a favourite spot on the river despite their memories of a terrible accident there years earlier. Can another tragedy be avoided?
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Reading guide: Mater 2-10 by Hwang Sok-yong, translated by Sora Kim-Russell and Josephine Bae Youngjae
An epic, multi-generational tale that threads together a century of national history, written by one of South Korea’s most important authors