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Achtung, baby: Is Jenny Erpenbeck's tale of doomed romance the new Great German Novel?
LA Times via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJenny Erpenbeck's novel 'Kairos' clocks a romance between a man of 58 and a 19-year-old woman in the dying years of East Germany. That's not even the interesting part
International Booker Prize 2024: Shortlist announced
Euronews via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoThe shortlist for the International Booker Prize is finally here, celebrating some of the very best works of literature that were originally written in a...
10 books to add to your reading list this June
LA Times via Yahoo News· 11 months agoBethanne Patrick's 10 recommended books for June include long-awaited fiction from Lorrie Moore and Jenny Erpenbeck, strong debuts and surprising...
The best (and worst) fiction books of 2023, from Eleanor Catton to Zadie Smith
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 5 months agoPopularity is not a guarantee of quality. Last year’s fiction offered ample proof of that: as Claire...
European and female authors dominate International Booker Prize shortlist
Press Association News via AOL· 3 weeks agoEuropean and female authors have dominated the 2024 International Booker Prize shortlist. The six...
The New Republic’s Books of the Year
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 4 months agoIn early December 1938, the critic and editor Malcolm Cowley set out to compile a form of end-of-year list for The New Republic. He and the other editors...
Sigrid Nunez on Claire Keegan, 'Fat Ham,' and the Book That Has the Best Opening Line
Elle via Yahoo News· 6 months agoShelf Life: Sigrid NunezPORTRAIT BY Marion Ettlinger Higher / ILLUSTRATION BY YOUSRA ATTIA Welcome...
Dua Lipa, Tobias Menzies, David Jonsson to Star in Short Films Reading Excerpts From International...
Variety via Yahoo News· 1 week agoDua Lipa, Tobias Menzies and David Jonsson are among the celebrities who will be reading excerpts...
Julia Alvarez on Angie Cruz, 'To The Lighthouse,' and The Book That Made Her Miss a Train Stop
Elle via Yahoo News· 1 month agoShelf Life: Julia AlvarezPORTRAIT BY Todd Balfour for Middlebury College / ILLUSTRATION BY YOUSRA...
Dua Lipa Among Stars Reading Int’l Booker Prize Hopefuls in Shorts From Sharon Horgan’s Merman
The Hollywood Reporter via Yahoo News· 1 week agoShort films featuring the likes of Dua Lipa and Tobias Menzies (The Crown, Game of Thrones, Manhunt)...