The nominations include 29 novels in translation and 14 debut novels. Below are all the titles on the longlist, with their genre and the country of origin of the author plus the comments made by the nominating library s. Its structure is interesting going between the present, when a body has been found, and the 56 days preceding this gruesome discovery. Though fictional it deals realistically with the horrors of the real-life pandemic situation that the world had experienced during the previous two years.
It displays how Malaysia is a harmonious country that embraces multiracial aspects. Set in Oklahoma, the novel showcases the reality of rural America at a time when mental illness was often misunderstood and mistreated, as it still is today.
How Awad came up with all this is fascinating. Felt an instant connection to the book, perhaps because it has a local setting or the daily issues of life that it confronts.
While it deals with grief, it is not a gloomy book, thanks in large part to the art of storytelling that Omotoso displays throughout the novel. It is a beautifully written book that is raw in its emotion as it covers and conveys the many layers of grief.
Kit Maude Spanish. The heroines are transgender women whose lives are absolutely complicated⦠They are rejected by the whole society and especially by those who use to deal with them as prostitutes. The novel shows a solidarity and a humanity that delighted us. And even though the story is rather tragic there is a craziness and a hymn to life and joy that makes this book unforgettable. Marilyn Booth Arabic.
