Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Hello! I’m Bob, and I loved reading the shortlist for this year’s International Booker Prize!

Here are my reviews of the individual books, and then how I think they connect, along with my favourites!

Books Mentioned:

00:00 Introduction
00:49 Solvej Balle- On The Calculation of Volume 1 (tr. Barbara J. Haveland)
04:38 Vincent Delecroix- Small Boat (tr. Helen Stevenson)
07:55 Hiromi Kawakami- Under The Eye of the Big Bird (tr. Asa Yoneda)
11:05 Vincenzo Latronico- Perfection (tr. Sophie Hughes)
14:46 Banu Mushtaq- Heart Lamp (tr. Deepa Bhasthi
17:30 Anne Serre- The Leopard-Skin Hat (tr. Mark Hutchinson)
20:46 Shortlist Discussion and My Favourites

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