Emily Fridlund: History of Wolves
Paul reviews Emily Fridlund’s debut novel, History of Wolves, which was recently shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize.
2010s
Mohsin Hamid: Exit West
Paul reviews Mohsin Hamid’s Man Booker Prize Longlisted Exit West, a book he’d love to see on the shortlist and wouldn’t mind seeing take the prize.
Kamila Shamsie: Home Fire
Paul reviews Kamila Shamsie’s Home Fire, a reworking of Antigone set in the modern day which is a Man Booker Prize contender.
Mike McCormack: Solar Bones
Lee reviews Mike McCormack’s Solar Bones, the book that won last year’s Goldsmiths Prize, set up to “celebrate qualities of creative daring” and to “reward fiction that breaks the mould or extends the possibilities of the novel form.” The book is also a contender for this year’s Man Booker Prize.
Zadie Smith: Swing Time
Lee reviews Zadie Smith’s Swing Time, which was recently longlisted for the Man Booker Prize.
Benjamin Myers: The Gallows Pole
Paul reviews a book he hoped would make the Man Booker longlist, Benjamin Myers’ The Gallows Pole.
Domenico Starnone: Ties
Domenico Starnone’s Ties, translated from the Italian by Jhumpa Lahiri — yes, that Jhumpa Lahiri — is a painful, yet compelling exploration of the hopes and fears that underlie the closest relationships we have.
Jon McGregor: Reservoir 13
Paul reviews his favorite to win the 2017 Man Booker Prize, Jon McGregor’s Reservoir 13.
Javier Marías: Thus Bad Begins
Trevor reviews Javier Marías’s most recent novel, Thus Bad Begins, translated from the Spanish by Margaret Jull Costa.
David Grossman: A Horse Walks into a Bar
Chris reviews David Grossman’s A Horse Walks into a Bar, translated from the Hebrew by Jessica Cohen and recently shortlisted for the 2017 Man Booker International Prize.