Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The shortlist for the 2026 International Booker is here! I'll run through the list to see what made it and what got cut. Expand for more information. đ
Links đ
The Shortlist: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/prize-years/international/2026
Roro Readsâ Review of The Wax Child: youtu.be/AjxdGpnYPMM?si=Q-w0cVDY7UKsWX3e
Further Viewing đż
My Longlist Reaction: youtube.com/watch?v=LcwxbY2brwI
Last Yearâs Winner: youtu.be/QrGpMUwMV5Y
The New York Times Book Reviewâs Best Books of 2025: youtu.be/qRvUe8RdK7Q
The National Book Award for Translated Fiction Longlist: youtu.be/u_rTthTpO90
The Shortlist đ
The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran, Shida Bazyar (translated by Ruth Martin): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781964992105
She Who Remains, Rene Karabash (translated by Isidore Angel): bookshop.org/a/99775/9789533515748
The Director, Daniel Kehlmann (translated by Ross Benjamin): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781668087794
On Earth as It Is Beneath, Ana Paula Maia (translated by Padma Viswanathan): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781917260107
The Witch, Marie NDiaye (translated by Jordan Stump): bookshop.org/a/99775/9798217006809
Taiwan Travelogue, YĂĄng ShuÄng-zÇ (translated by Lin King): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781644453155
The Longlist đ
The Wax Child, Olga Ravn (translated by Martin Aitken): bookshop.org/a/99775/9780811238830
Women Without Men, Shahrnush Parsipur (translated by Faridoun Farrokh): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781558617537
The Duke, Matteo Melchiorre (translated by Antonella Lettieri)
Small Comfort, Ia Genberg (translated by Kira Josefsson)
The Deserters, Mathias Ănard (translated by Charlotte Mandell): bookshop.org/a/99775/9780811239011
The Remembered Soldier, Anjet Daanje (translated by David McKay): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781954404328
We Are Green and Trembling, Gabriela CabezĂłn CĂĄmara (translated by Robin Myers): bookshop.org/a/99775/9780811238618
eBook Links đ±
Taiwan Travelogue, YĂĄng ShuÄng-zÇ (translated by Lin King): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781644453162
The Wax Child, Olga Ravn (translated by Martin Aitken): bookshop.org/a/99775/9780811238847
Women Without Men, Shahrnush Parsipur (translated by Faridoun Farrokh): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781558617599
The With, Marie NDiaye (translated by Jordan Stump): bookshop.org/a/99775/9798217006816
On Earth as It Is Beneath, Ana Paula Maia (translated by Padma Viswanathan): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781917260114
The Director, Daniel Kehlmann (translated by Ross Benjamin): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781668087817
The Deserters, Mathias Ănard (translated by Charlotte Mandell): bookshop.org/a/99775/9780811239028
The Remembered Soldier, Anjet Daanje (translated by David McKay): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781954404335
We Are Green and Trembling, Gabriela CabezĂłn CĂĄmara (translated by Robin Myers): bookshop.org/a/99775/9780811238625
The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran, Shida Bazyar (translated by Ruth Martin
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The shortlist for the 2026 International Booker is here! I'll run through the list to see what made it and what got cut. Expand for more information. đ
Links đ
The Shortlist: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/prize-years/international/2026
Roro Readsâ Review of The Wax Child: youtu.be/AjxdGpnYPMM?si=Q-w0cVDY7UKsWX3e
Further Viewing đż
My Longlist Reaction: youtube.com/watch?v=LcwxbY2brwI
Last Yearâs Winner: youtu.be/QrGpMUwMV5Y
The New York Times Book Reviewâs Best Books of 2025: youtu.be/qRvUe8RdK7Q
The National Book Award for Translated Fiction Longlist: youtu.be/u_rTthTpO90
The Shortlist đ
The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran, Shida Bazyar (translated by Ruth Martin): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781964992105
She Who Remains, Rene Karabash (translated by Isidore Angel): bookshop.org/a/99775/9789533515748
The Director, Daniel Kehlmann (translated by Ross Benjamin): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781668087794
On Earth as It Is Beneath, Ana Paula Maia (translated by Padma Viswanathan): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781917260107
The Witch, Marie NDiaye (translated by Jordan Stump): bookshop.org/a/99775/9798217006809
Taiwan Travelogue, YĂĄng ShuÄng-zÇ (translated by Lin King): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781644453155
The Longlist đ
The Wax Child, Olga Ravn (translated by Martin Aitken): bookshop.org/a/99775/9780811238830
Women Without Men, Shahrnush Parsipur (translated by Faridoun Farrokh): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781558617537
The Duke, Matteo Melchiorre (translated by Antonella Lettieri)
Small Comfort, Ia Genberg (translated by Kira Josefsson)
The Deserters, Mathias Ănard (translated by Charlotte Mandell): bookshop.org/a/99775/9780811239011
The Remembered Soldier, Anjet Daanje (translated by David McKay): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781954404328
We Are Green and Trembling, Gabriela CabezĂłn CĂĄmara (translated by Robin Myers): bookshop.org/a/99775/9780811238618
eBook Links đ±
Taiwan Travelogue, YĂĄng ShuÄng-zÇ (translated by Lin King): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781644453162
The Wax Child, Olga Ravn (translated by Martin Aitken): bookshop.org/a/99775/9780811238847
Women Without Men, Shahrnush Parsipur (translated by Faridoun Farrokh): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781558617599
The With, Marie NDiaye (translated by Jordan Stump): bookshop.org/a/99775/9798217006816
On Earth as It Is Beneath, Ana Paula Maia (translated by Padma Viswanathan): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781917260114
The Director, Daniel Kehlmann (translated by Ross Benjamin): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781668087817
The Deserters, Mathias Ănard (translated by Charlotte Mandell): bookshop.org/a/99775/9780811239028
The Remembered Soldier, Anjet Daanje (translated by David McKay): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781954404335
We Are Green and Trembling, Gabriela CabezĂłn CĂĄmara (translated by Robin Myers): bookshop.org/a/99775/9780811238625
The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran, Shida Bazyar (translated by Ruth Martin
Support This Channel â€ïž
SuperThanks (in the toolbar of this video)
My Wishlist on Bookshop: bookshop.org/wishlists/2ea05da898651ed2274efe2bebb9441a494fabb1
My Affiliate Page on Bookshop: bookshop.org/shop/supposedlyfun
My Merch Store: supposedly-fun-shop.fourthwall.com
If you would like to support this channel, you can use the ideas above, but please do not feel obligated. I appreciate your presence regardless.
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Website: supposedlyfun.com
