{"id":11911,"date":"2014-04-07T23:46:06","date_gmt":"2014-04-08T03:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/?p=11911"},"modified":"2014-04-21T12:02:27","modified_gmt":"2014-04-21T16:02:27","slug":"2014-independent-foreign-fiction-prize-shortlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/2014\/04\/07\/2014-independent-foreign-fiction-prize-shortlist\/","title":{"rendered":"2014 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize Shortlist"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1200\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/mookseandgripes.com\\\/reviews\\\/2014\\\/04\\\/07\\\/2014-independent-foreign-fiction-prize-shortlist\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:&quot;6298455&quot;}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1200px; height: 463px;\" data-original-width=\"1200\" data-original-height=\"463\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 294px; height: 463px;\" data-original-width=\"294\" data-original-height=\"463\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/2014\/03\/06\/2014-independent-foreign-fiction-prize-longlist\/the-mussell-feast\/#main\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"290\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"459\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"11135\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/The-Mussell-Feast.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"316,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Mussell Feast\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/The-Mussell-Feast.jpg?fit=189%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/The-Mussell-Feast.jpg?fit=316%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/The-Mussell-Feast.jpg?w=290&#038;h=459&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/The-Mussell-Feast.jpg?w=316&amp;ssl=1 316w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/The-Mussell-Feast.jpg?resize=189%2C300&amp;ssl=1 189w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/The-Mussell-Feast.jpg?resize=94%2C150&amp;ssl=1 94w\" width=\"290\" height=\"459\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"290\" data-original-height=\"459\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"The Mussell Feast\" alt=\"The Mussell Feast\" style=\"width: 290px; height: 459px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 309px; height: 463px;\" data-original-width=\"309\" data-original-height=\"463\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/2014\/03\/06\/2014-independent-foreign-fiction-prize-longlist\/revenge-cover\/#main\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"305\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"459\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"11134\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Revenge-Cover.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"333,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Revenge Cover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Revenge-Cover.jpg?fit=199%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Revenge-Cover.jpg?fit=333%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Revenge-Cover.jpg?w=305&#038;h=459&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Revenge-Cover.jpg?w=333&amp;ssl=1 333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Revenge-Cover.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Revenge-Cover.jpg?resize=99%2C150&amp;ssl=1 99w\" width=\"305\" height=\"459\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"305\" data-original-height=\"459\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Revenge Cover\" alt=\"Revenge Cover\" style=\"width: 305px; height: 459px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 302px; height: 463px;\" data-original-width=\"302\" data-original-height=\"463\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/2014\/03\/06\/2014-independent-foreign-fiction-prize-longlist\/a-man-in-love-cover\/#main\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"298\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"459\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"11145\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/A-Man-in-Love-Cover.png\" data-orig-size=\"255,392\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"A Man in Love Cover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/A-Man-in-Love-Cover.png?fit=195%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/A-Man-in-Love-Cover.png?fit=255%2C392&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/A-Man-in-Love-Cover.png?w=298&#038;h=459&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/A-Man-in-Love-Cover.png?w=255&amp;ssl=1 255w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/A-Man-in-Love-Cover.png?resize=195%2C300&amp;ssl=1 195w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/A-Man-in-Love-Cover.png?resize=97%2C150&amp;ssl=1 97w\" width=\"298\" height=\"459\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"298\" data-original-height=\"459\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"A Man in Love Cover\" alt=\"A Man in Love Cover\" style=\"width: 298px; 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height: 459px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1200px; height: 949px;\" data-original-width=\"1200\" data-original-height=\"949\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 618px; height: 949px;\" data-original-width=\"618\" data-original-height=\"949\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/2014\/03\/06\/2014-independent-foreign-fiction-prize-longlist\/the-iraqi-christ-cover\/#main\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"614\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"945\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"11136\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/The-Iraqi-Christ-Cover.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"325,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Iraqi Christ Cover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/The-Iraqi-Christ-Cover.jpg?fit=195%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/The-Iraqi-Christ-Cover.jpg?fit=325%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/The-Iraqi-Christ-Cover.jpg?w=614&#038;h=945&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/The-Iraqi-Christ-Cover.jpg?w=325&amp;ssl=1 325w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/The-Iraqi-Christ-Cover.jpg?resize=195%2C300&amp;ssl=1 195w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/The-Iraqi-Christ-Cover.jpg?resize=97%2C150&amp;ssl=1 97w\" width=\"614\" height=\"945\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"614\" data-original-height=\"945\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"The Iraqi Christ Cover\" alt=\"The Iraqi Christ Cover\" style=\"width: 614px; height: 945px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 582px; height: 949px;\" data-original-width=\"582\" data-original-height=\"949\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/2014\/03\/06\/2014-independent-foreign-fiction-prize-longlist\/strange-weather-in-tokyo\/#main\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"578\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"945\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"11132\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Strange-Weather-in-Tokyo.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"918,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Strange Weather in Tokyo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Strange-Weather-in-Tokyo.jpg?fit=183%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Strange-Weather-in-Tokyo.jpg?fit=626%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Strange-Weather-in-Tokyo.jpg?w=578&#038;h=945&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Strange-Weather-in-Tokyo.jpg?w=918&amp;ssl=1 918w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Strange-Weather-in-Tokyo.jpg?resize=183%2C300&amp;ssl=1 183w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Strange-Weather-in-Tokyo.jpg?resize=626%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 626w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Strange-Weather-in-Tokyo.jpg?resize=91%2C150&amp;ssl=1 91w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Strange-Weather-in-Tokyo.jpg?resize=400%2C653&amp;ssl=1 400w\" width=\"578\" height=\"945\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"578\" data-original-height=\"945\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Strange Weather in Tokyo\" alt=\"Strange Weather in Tokyo\" style=\"width: 578px; height: 945px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>They&#8217;ve announced this year&#8217;s Independent Foreign Fiction Prize shortlist. Below are the six titles plus several reviews of each (I have more to add &#8212; I got behind).<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>A Man in Love<\/strong><\/em> (published as <em>My Struggle: Vol. 2<\/em> in the United States), by Karl Ove Knausgaard; tr. from the Norwegian by Don Bartlett<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/2014\/03\/19\/karl-ove-knausgaard-my-struggle-book-two\/\" target=\"_blank\">My review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.complete-review.com\/reviews\/norge\/knausgk3.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Review from The Complete Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/winstonsdad.wordpress.com\/2013\/08\/13\/a-man-in-love-by-karl-ove-knausgaard\/\" target=\"_blank\">Review from Winstonsdad\u2019s Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tonysreadinglist.blogspot.com.au\/2013\/10\/a-man-in-love-by-karl-ove-knausgaard.html\" target=\"_blank\">Review from Tony\u2019s Reading List<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/messybooker.blogspot.com\/2014\/03\/independent-foreign-fiction-prize-long_9.html\" target=\"_blank\">Review from Messengers Booker<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/davidhblog.wordpress.com\/2014\/03\/16\/iffp2014-ogawa-knausgaard-mingarelli\/\" target=\"_blank\">Review from Follow the Thread<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tonysreadinglist.blogspot.com\/2014\/03\/iffp-guest-post-by-jacqui-patience-man.html\" target=\"_blank\">Review from Jacqui Wine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">___________________<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>A Meal in Winter<\/strong><\/em>, by Hubert Mingarelli; tr. from the French by Sam Taylor<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/winstonsdad.wordpress.com\/2014\/01\/22\/a-meal-in-winter-by-hubert-mingarelli\/\" target=\"_blank\">Review from Winstonsdad\u2019s Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/messybooker.blogspot.com.au\/2014\/03\/independent-foreign-fiction-prize-long_16.html\" target=\"_blank\">Review from Messengers Booker<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/davidhblog.wordpress.com\/2014\/03\/16\/iffp2014-ogawa-knausgaard-mingarelli\/\" target=\"_blank\">Review from Follow the Thread<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">___________________<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Revenge<\/strong><\/em>, by Yoko Ogawa; tr. form the Japanese by Stephen Snyder<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/2013\/01\/29\/yoko-ogawa-revenge\/\" target=\"_blank\">My review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lizzysiddal.wordpress.com\/2014\/01\/23\/revenge-yoko-ogawa\/\" target=\"_blank\">Review from Lizzy\u2019s Literary Life<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/anzlitlovers.com\/2013\/04\/03\/revenge-by-yoko-ogawa-translated-by-stephen-snyder\/\" target=\"_blank\">Review from ANZ LitLovers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.complete-review.com\/reviews\/norge\/knausgk3.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Review from The Complete Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/winstonsdad.wordpress.com\/2013\/01\/30\/revenge-by-yoko-ogawa\/\" target=\"_blank\">Review from Winstonsdad\u2019s Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dolcebellezza.net\/2013\/03\/revenge-by-ogawa.html\" target=\"_blank\">Review from Dolce Bellezza<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/clairemca.wordpress.com\/2013\/02\/07\/revenge-eleven-dark-tales\/\" target=\"_blank\">Review from Word by Word<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kimbofo.typepad.com\/readingmatters\/2013\/01\/revenge-by-yoko-ogawa-.html\" target=\"_blank\">Review from Reading Matters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/davidhblog.wordpress.com\/2014\/03\/16\/iffp2014-ogawa-knausgaard-mingarelli\/\" target=\"_blank\">Review from Follow the Thread<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">___________________<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Strange Weather in Tokyo<\/strong><\/em>, by Hiromi Kawakami; tr. form the Japanese by Allison Markin Powell<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.complete-review.com\/reviews\/japannew\/kawakami2.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Review from The Complete Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/winstonsdad.wordpress.com\/2013\/01\/31\/the-briefcase-by-hiromi-kawakami\/\" target=\"_blank\">Review from Winstonsdad\u2019s Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tonysreadinglist.blogspot.com.au\/2013\/01\/the-briefcase-by-hiromi-kawakami-review.html\">Review from Tony\u2019s Reading List<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/messybooker.blogspot.com.au\/2013\/02\/2013-man-asian-literary-prize-shortlist.html\" target=\"_blank\">Review from Messengers Booker<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dolcebellezza.net\/2013\/01\/the-briefcase-by-hiromi-kawakami.html\" target=\"_blank\">Review from Dolce Bellezza<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/januaryjapan.blogspot.com.au\/2014\/01\/guest-post-strange-weather-in-tokyo-by.html\" target=\"_blank\">Review from Jacqui Wine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thewritesofwoman.wordpress.com\/2014\/01\/26\/strange-weather-in-tokyo-hiromi-kawakami-translated-by-allison-markin-powell\/\" target=\"_blank\">Review from The Writes of Woman<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kimbofo.typepad.com\/readingmatters\/2014\/03\/strange-weather-in-tokyo-by-hiromi-kawakami.html\" target=\"_blank\">Review from Reading Matters<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">___________________<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Iraqi Christ<\/strong><\/em>, by Hassan Blasim; tr. from the Arabic by Jonathan Wright<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tonysreadinglist.blogspot.com.au\/2013\/04\/the-iraqi-christ-by-hassan-blasim-review.html\" target=\"_blank\">Review from Tony\u2019s Reading List<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">___________________<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Mussell Feast<\/strong><\/em>, by Birgit Vanderbeke; tr. from the German by Jamie Bulloch<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kevinfromcanada.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/24\/the-mussel-feast-by-birgit-vanderbeke\/\" target=\"_blank\">KevinfromCanada\u2019s Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/winstonsdad.wordpress.com\/2013\/04\/18\/the-mussel-feast-by-birgit-vanderbeke\/\" target=\"_blank\">Review from Winstonsdad\u2019s Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tonysreadinglist.blogspot.com.au\/2013\/02\/the-mussel-feast-by-birgit-vanderbeke.html\" target=\"_blank\">Review from Tony\u2019s Reading List<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kimbofo.typepad.com\/readingmatters\/2013\/12\/the-mussel-feast-by-birgit-vanderbeke.html\" target=\"_blank\">Review from Reading Matters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/davidhblog.wordpress.com\/2013\/03\/09\/books-in-brief-early-march\/\" target=\"_blank\">Snapshot from Follow the Thread<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/clairemca.wordpress.com\/2013\/08\/13\/the-mussel-feast\/\" target=\"_blank\">Review from Word by Word<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dolcebellezza.net\/2014\/03\/the-mussel-feast-by.html\" target=\"_blank\">Review from Dolce Bellezza<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The six books making up the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize, with links to several reviews. <a href=\"http:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/2014\/04\/07\/2014-independent-foreign-fiction-prize-shortlist\/\"><u>Read the full 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