After considering 108 titles, the Man Booker International Prize announced their 13-title longlist. The prize, which awards translated works of literature, considers both novels and short story collections translated into English and published in the UK.
Here the 2018 longlist (with bonus links where available):
- The 7th Function of Language by Laurent Binet (Where Randomness and Madness Reign)
- The Imposter by Javier Cercas
- Vernon Subutex 1 by Virginie Despentes
- Go, Went, Gone by Jenny Erpenbeck (The Millions’ review)
- The White Book by Han Kang
- Die, My Love by Ariana Harwicz
- The World Goes On by László Krasznahorkai (our review of Krasznahorkai’s collection)
- Like a Fading Shadow by Antonio Muñoz Molina
- The Flying Mountain by Christoph Ransmayr
- Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi (Saadawi’s 2017 Year in Reading entry)
- Flights by Olga Tokarczuk
- The Stolen Bicycle by Wu Ming-Yi
- The Dinner Guest by Gabriela Ybarra
Great list!
‘Go, Went, Gone” is a wonderful book and would make a worthy winner.
Surprising to see Han Kang back in the list after killing it in 2016. I actually did read ‘The Vegetarian’ with enthusiasm but was not too impressed. Last year’s A Horse Walks into a Bar was far better. And this year, I am not sure which one to root for. I have only heard a bit about Sadaawi’s book. Hmm.