All Around the World
Short, sometimes sweet and often strange, here are seven great stories by some of the best writers from around the world...
A collection of seven short stories by seven Booker Prize- and International Booker Prize-nominated authors, told from very different places. Japan, Ireland, Ukraine, Holland, Somalia – and mid-air. The book is curated and introduced by Roddy Doyle – winner of the Booker Prize in 1993 and Chair of the Booker Prize judges in 2025.
The Booker Prizes Quick Read is designed to get more people reading for pleasure through access to world-class storytelling. The stories in All Around the World are:
- ‘Until the Girl Died’ by Anne Enright
- ‘Afternoon at the Bakery’ by Yoko Ogawa
- ‘The Buggy’ by Roddy Doyle
- ‘Flight’ by David Szalay
- ‘Filsan’ by Nadifa Mohamed
- ‘No Need to Fear the Depths’ by Andrey Kurkov
- ‘Into the Mud’ by Yael van der Wouden
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