Literary Fifteen 2022 - hosted by bodiesinbooks

Dublin Literary Award
Celebrates literary excellence in world literature. Awarded to a novel of high literary merit written in English or translated into English. Nominations are submitted by libraries in major cities throughout the world and all nominations end up on the longlist.

Longlist of 79 novels was announced on January 31st.
All books added
The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr.

The Prophets

Robert Jones Jr.

388 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary challenging emotional sad slow-paced
The Art of Losing by Alice Zeniter

The Art of Losing

Alice Zeniter

480 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction literary emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy

Migrations

Charlotte McConaghy

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction dystopian literary adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Piranesi

Susanna Clarke

272 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy literary adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi

The Death of Vivek Oji

Akwaeke Emezi

233 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

Transcendent Kingdom

Yaa Gyasi

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Employees: A Workplace Novel of the 22nd Century by Olga Ravn

The Employees: A Workplace Novel of the 22nd Century

Olga Ravn

144 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction literary science fiction dark mysterious reflective fast-paced
Acts of Desperation by Megan Nolan

Acts of Desperation

Megan Nolan

288 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri

Whereabouts

Jhumpa Lahiri

176 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective slow-paced
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

Klara and the Sun

Kazuo Ishiguro

320 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction dystopian literary science fiction emotional reflective slow-paced