It is with great pleasure that I read the long list, with fellow bibliophiles and bloggers, for the Booker International Prize again. This year, the Shadow Jury consists of:
- David Hebblethwaite
- Barbara Halla
- Vivek Tejuja
- Paul Fulcher
- Frances Evangelista
- Antonomasia
- Oisin Harris
- Stu Allen
- Meredith Smith
We are reading and discussing the long list of books, which was announced February 27, 2020:
| Author (Original language –Country/territory) | Translator | Title | Publisher or Imprint |
| Willem Anker(Afrikaans – South Africa) | Michiel Heyns | Red Dog | Pushkin Press |
| Shokoofeh Azar(Farsi – Iran) | Anonymous | The Enlightenment of The Greengage Tree | Europa Editions |
| Gabriela Cabezón Cámara(Spanish – Argentina) | Iona Macintyre and Fiona Mackintosh | The Adventures of China Iron | Charco Press |
| Jon Fosse(Norwegian – Norway) | Damion Searls | The Other Name: Septology I – II | Fitzcarraldo Editions |
| Nino Haratischvili(German – Georgia) | Charlotte Collins and Ruth Martin | The Eighth Life | Scribe UK |
| Michel Houellebecq(French – France) | Shaun Whiteside | Serotonin | William Heinemann |
| Daniel Kehlmann(German – Germany) | Ross Benjamin | Tyll | Quercus |
| Fernanda Melchor(Spanish – Mexico) | Sophie Hughes | Hurricane Season | Fitzcarraldo Editions |
| Yoko Ogawa(Japanese – Japan) | Stephen Snyder | The Memory Police | Harvill Secker |
| Emmanuelle Pagano(French – France) | Sophie Lewis and Jennifer Higgins | Faces on the Tip of My Tongue | Peirene Press |
| Samanta Schweblin(Spanish – Argentina) | Megan McDowell | Little Eyes | Oneworld |
| Marieke Lucas Rijneveld (Dutch – Netherlands) | Michele Hutchison | The Discomfort of Evening | Faber & Faber |
| Enrique Vila-Matas(Spanish – Spain) | Margaret Jull Costa and Sophie Hughes | Mac and His Problem | Harvill Secker |
Follow along with us as we determine our own short list on April 10, 2020. Then, we will arrive at what we hope to be the winner in May.
Until then, find my personal reviews here:
- The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree by Shokoofeh Azar
- The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa
- Faces on The Tip of My Tongue by Emmanuelle Pagano
- Red Dog by Willem Anker
- Tyll by Daniel Kehlmann
- Little Eyes by Samanta Schweblin
- Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor
- The Other Name by Jon Fosse
- The Adventures of China Iron by Gabriela Cabezon Camara
Find the Shadow Jury’s short list here.
