Literary Fifteen 2024 - hosted by bodiesinbooks

The International Booker Prize
Rewards the finest fiction novel, translated into English and published in the UK or Ireland.

Longlist announced on March 11th.

Shortlist to be announced on April 9th.
Winner to be announced in May 21st.
All books added
A Horse Walks into a Bar by David Grossman

A Horse Walks into a Bar

David Grossman

208 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction contemporary challenging dark medium-paced
Lost on Me by Veronica Raimo

Lost on Me

Veronica Raimo

224 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary funny reflective fast-paced
What I'd Rather Not Think About by Jente Posthuma

What I'd Rather Not Think About

Jente Posthuma

224 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Undiscovered by Gabriela Wiener

Undiscovered

Gabriela Wiener

192 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction autobiography historical lgbtqia+ emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Details by Ia Genberg

The Details

Ia Genberg

144 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Crooked Plow by Itamar Vieira Junior

Crooked Plow

Trilogia da terra #1

Itamar Vieira Junior

276 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical literary magical realism emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The House on Via Gemito by Domenico Starnone

The House on Via Gemito

Domenico Starnone

480 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary challenging dark slow-paced
The Silver Bone by Andrey Kurkov

The Silver Bone

The Kyiv Mysteries #1

Andrey Kurkov

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction crime historical literary adventurous mysterious medium-paced
A Dictator Calls by Ismail Kadare

A Dictator Calls

Ismail Kadare

240 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced
Mater 2-10 by Hwang Sok-yong

Mater 2-10

Hwang Sok-yong

486 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging informative reflective slow-paced