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‘Love in the Big City’ by Sang Young Park (Review – IBP 2022, Number Eight)
Well, our last International Booker Prize adventure proved to be an exhausting one, with trips to four different countries, so it’s probably for the best that today’s journey involves a lengthier stay....
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‘More Than I Love My Life’ by David Grossman (Review – IBP 2022, Number Nine)
Having left Seoul with a bit of a hangover, it’s time for a change of pace on our International Booker Prize longlist travels as we head to Israel for a boisterous family celebration. Unfortunately,...
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‘The Book of Mother’ by Violaine Huisman (Review – IBP 2022, Number Ten)
Well, having escaped from the embrace of one larger-than-life mother on the Israeli leg of our International Booker Prize longlist journey, today sees us running straight into the arms of another....
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The 2022 International Booker Prize Shortlist!
When the longlist for this year’s International Booker Prize was announced a few weeks back, the general reception was one of approval, and that goes for our Shadow Panel, too. After a slightly subpar...
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‘Happy Stories, Mostly’ by Norman Erikson Pasaribu (Review – IBP 2022, Number...
The latest leg of our International Booker Prize longlist travels saw us take a bit of a detour, as we left our Parisian mother behind to swing by the London Book Fair to hear the announcement of the...
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‘Paradais’ by Fernanda Melchor (Review – IBP 2022, Number Twelve)
On our most recent trip, the International Booker Prize longlist magical mystery tour had us enjoying a leisurely journey around Indonesia, but today brings us back to reality with a bump. You see,...
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‘Tomb of Sand’ by Geetanjali Shree (Review – IBP 2022, Number Thirteen)
After the unsavoury events that went down in Mexico, it’s probably for the best that we move on, with the next leg of our International Booker Prize longlist journey bringing this year’s vicarious...
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The 2022 International Booker Prize – The Shadow Shortlist
It’s been two weeks since the official judges revealed the shortlist for this year’s International Booker Prize, but given the tight turnaround between the long- and shortlist announcements, we in the...
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And the (Shadow) IBP 2022 Winner is…
Well, it’s been over two months now since the longlist for the International Booker Prize introduced us to this year’s thirteen contenders, and with the field having already been narrowed down to the...
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And the IBP 2022 Winner is…
As you may have picked up while perusing yesterday’s announcement of our Shadow Panel winner, if we compare the mood with this time last year, I’m certainly far happier with what’s been going on with...
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