#70 International Booker Shortlist Discussion

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In today's episode we're talking Booker! Two previous, wonderful guests to the podcast, Kieran from KD Books and Christine from Storycraft are back to discuss all things International Booker. We discuss our feelings on the longlist and shortlist, and discuss all the shortlisted books (except for Cursed Bunny).

Links to Christine
https://www.storycraft.nl/
Instagram | @storycraftnl

Links to Kieran
Youtube channel | @KDBooks
Instagram | @kdbooks
Playlist of Kieran's International Booker 2022 reviews

Past episodes with Christine
#49 Reading More Asian Authors
#30 My Life in Books

Past episodes with Kieran
#59 Reviewing the 2021 Booker Shortlist
#42 My Life in Books
#34 Reviewing the 2020 Booker Shortlist

International Booker 2022 Shortlist

• Heaven (ヘヴン) by Mieko Kawakami, translated from Japanese by Sam Bett and David Boyd
• Elena Knows (Elena sabe) by Claudia Piñeiro, translated from Spanish by Frances Riddle
• Tomb of Sand (रेत समाधि) by Geetanjali Shree, translated from Hindi by Daisy Rockwell
• The Books of Jacob (Księgi Jakubowe) by Olga Tokarczuk, translated from Polish by Jennifer Croft
• A New Name: Septology VI-VII (Eit nytt namn - Septologien VI - VII) by Jon Fosse, translated from Norwegian by Damion Searls 
• Cursed Bunny (저주토끼) by Bora Chung, translated from Korean by Anton Hur 

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