Mostly women on that list!The shortlist for this year's prize is:
- Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
- The Art of Falling by Danielle McLaughlin
- The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi
- At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop, translated by Anna Moschovakis
- Remote Sympathy by Catherine Chidgey
- The Art of Losing by Alice Zeniter, translated by Frank Wynne
Apart from the David Diop book (winner of the 2021 International Booker) I've never heard of any of these books or authors... does anyone know them?
Dublin Literary Award shortlist: the six books in running for €100,000 prize
John Self reckons The Art of Falling and The Art of Losing are the pick of a strong shortlistwww.irishtimes.com
The shortlist for this year's prize is:
- Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
- The Art of Falling by Danielle McLaughlin
- The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi
- At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop, translated by Anna Moschovakis
- Remote Sympathy by Catherine Chidgey
- The Art of Losing by Alice Zeniter, translated by Frank Wynne
I only know of him as Houellebecq's English translator, but I see he's published a few books in his own name as well.And kudos to Frank Wynne as well, a translator I greatly admire.
I'm so happy this book (The Art of Losing) won, because it's the one on the shortlist I most wanted to read, after taking a look at some passages from the competitors. And kudos to Frank Wynne as well, a translator I greatly admire.
Alice Zeniter and Frank Wynne win International Dublin Literary Award
Author and translator discuss The Art of Losing, a novel about Algeria and Francewww.irishtimes.com
Enjoyed the interesting interview, thanks for sharing it. And, of course, this recognition, that a good literary translation can be also a work of art.I'm so happy this book (The Art of Losing) won, because it's the one on the shortlist I most wanted to read, after taking a look at some passages from the competitors. And kudos to Frank Wynne as well, a translator I greatly admire.
Alice Zeniter and Frank Wynne win International Dublin Literary Award
Author and translator discuss The Art of Losing, a novel about Algeria and Francewww.irishtimes.com
A woman approaching the invisible years of middle age abandons her failing writing career to retrain as a chiropodist in the suburb of Marzahn, once the GDRs largest prefabricated housing estate, on the outskirts of Berlin. From her intimate vantage point at the foot of the clinic chair, she keenly observes her clients and co-workers, delving into their personal histories with all their quirks and vulnerabilities. Each story stands alone as a beautifully crafted vignette, told with humour and poignancy; together they form a nuanced and tender portrait of a community. Part memoir, part collective history, Katja Oskamp's love letter to the inhabitants of Marzahn is a stunning reflection on life's progression and our ability to forge connections in the unlikeliest of places.
“Man shall not live by feet alone.” This funny, thoughtful, heartfelt portrayal of a community is observed through the unusual perspective of the chiropodist kneeling at its feet. Our narrator is a woman who finds her career as a writer faltering, and decides to switch profession. “The middle years, when you’re neither young nor old,” she reflects, “are fuzzy years. You can no longer see the shore you started from, but you can’t yet get a clear enough view of the shore you’re heading for. You spend these years thrashing about in the middle of a big lake, out of breath, flagging from the tedium of swimming…” and so she turns to a new role as chiropodist in Marzahn, Berlin, where she finds herself listening intently to her clients. In these ostensibly mundane moments of care and conversation, she discovers that they each reveal something of themselves, their disappointments, their loves, their vulnerabilities, their rages, their joys. A sequence of portraits unfolds, in which each person who sits in the chiropodist’s chair is evoked with a gentle tenderness. As the novel progresses, we meet character after character as the narrator does, through their feet, and through this slow, deliberate culmination of vignettes, nimbly translated by Jo Heinrich, a greater portrait is achieved, that of how individuals are inevitably shaped by the ever-turning cogs of the machine of history. Readers, you’ve never read a book like this; expect to find yourself laughing aloud one moment, and deeply moved the next.
Just learned a new word: chiropodist! The chiropodist perspective seems to be the first joke of this novel.Wow, this prize this year was completely off my radar, and the winner has been announced. It is Marzahn, Mon Amour by Katja Oskamp.
The synopsis reads:
Some comments from the judges:
Chiropodist = chiropratic + podologist? LOL!Just learned a new word: chiropodist! The chiropodist perspective seems to be the first joke of this novel.
The longlist did go on forever. I had to take a nap before reviewing the second half of it.They call it longlist, but it's more like all the titles that have been submitted for the prize. Anyway. The shortlist will be announced on 26 March. The winner, on 23 May.
At least now many authors will have blurbs with "From Dublin Literary Award longlisted author" til the end of their careers, boosting their sales at least a little bit.
Edit: A very diverse list... you have some "pop" writers like Dennis Lehane and Celeste Ng, and then you have like the most non-pop writers imaginable like Cartarescu.
The longlist for the 2024 prize has been released.
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They call it longlist, but it's more like all the titles that have been submitted for the prize. Anyway. The shortlist will be announced on 26 March. The winner, on 23 May.
What do you know about this author and book? The novel's cover art is very unique. It makes "Crooked Plow" appear to be a children's book, though I'm guessing it's not.Itamar Vieira Junior- Crooked Plow! It seems that the novel is finally available in English!
Crooked Plow/Torto Arado is at present one of the most important (if not the most important) novel recently written. It shows an archaic country seen from the point of view of the protagonist and their families. And I dare to affirm that it includes the spirit that at one certain point becomes the narrator.What do you know about this author and book? The novel's cover art is very unique. It makes "Crooked Plow" appear to be a children's book, though I'm guessing it's not.