The International Booker Prize

Literary Fifteen 2022 - hosted by bodiesinbooks

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

Longlist of 13 books announced on March 10th.

All books added

Cursed Bunny
Bora Chung with Anton Hur (Translator)

256 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction horror short stories speculative fiction dark mysterious medium-paced

Cursed Bunny

Bora Chung with Anton Hur (Translator)

256 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction horror short stories speculative fiction dark mysterious medium-paced

The Book of Mother: A Novel by Violaine Huisman

The Book of Mother: A Novel
Violaine Huisman with Tosca Hopkins (Narrator)

7 hours, 22 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

The Book of Mother: A Novel

Violaine Huisman with Tosca Hopkins (Narrator)

7 hours, 22 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Paradais
Fernanda Melchor with Sophie Hughes (Translator)

118 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary crime literary challenging dark tense fast-paced

Paradais

Fernanda Melchor with Sophie Hughes (Translator)

118 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary crime literary challenging dark tense fast-paced

After the Sun
Jonas Eika with Sherilyn Nicolette Hellberg (Translator), Michael Crouch (Narrator), Anthony Lee Medina (Narrator), Chris Andrew Ciulla (Narrator), Imogen Church (Narrator)

4 hours, 21 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ short stories challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

After the Sun

Jonas Eika with Sherilyn Nicolette Hellberg (Translator), Michael Crouch (Narrator), Anthony Lee Medina (Narrator), Chris Andrew Ciulla (Narrator), Imogen Church (Narrator)

4 hours, 21 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ short stories challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

Heaven
Mieko Kawakami with Sam Bett (Translator), David Boyd (Translator)

190 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional sad medium-paced

Heaven

Mieko Kawakami with Sam Bett (Translator), David Boyd (Translator)

190 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional sad medium-paced

The Books of Jacob
Olga Tokarczuk with Jennifer Croft (Translator)

928 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging reflective slow-paced

The Books of Jacob

Olga Tokarczuk with Jennifer Croft (Translator)

928 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging reflective slow-paced

Elena Knows
Claudia Piñeiro with Frances Riddle (Translator)

158 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction contemporary crime literary mystery emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Elena Knows

Claudia Piñeiro with Frances Riddle (Translator)

158 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction contemporary crime literary mystery emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Love in the Big City
Sang Young Park with Anton Hur (Translator)

217 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced

Love in the Big City

Sang Young Park with Anton Hur (Translator)

217 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced

More Than I Love My Life by David Grossman

More Than I Love My Life
David Grossman with Jessica Cohen (Translator)

288 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced

More Than I Love My Life

David Grossman with Jessica Cohen (Translator)

288 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Tomb of Sand
Geetanjali Shree with Daisy Rockwell (Translator)

740 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction literary emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Tomb of Sand

Geetanjali Shree with Daisy Rockwell (Translator)

740 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction literary emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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