The Detour by
Gerbrand Bakker
Translated from the Dutch by David Colmer
Harvill Secker
Bundu by
Chris Barnard
Translated from the Afrikaans by Michiel Heyns
Alma Books
Trieste by
Daša Drndić
Translated from the Croatian by Ellen Elias-Bursac
MacLehose Press
The Fall of the Stone City by
Ismail Kadare
Translated from the Albanian by John Hodgson
Canongate
Traveller of the Century by
Andrés Neuman
Translated from the Spanish by Nick Caistor and Lorenza Garcia
Pushkin Press
Dublinesque by
Enrique Vila-Matas
Translated from the Spanish by Rosalind Harvey and Anne McLean
Harvill Secker
No Satantango? I bet no one was expecting that.
Ismail Kadare is my pick.
Stu – I am in awe of the quality of your personnel reading list!
Dublinesque gets my vote. Of course, I’m terrible at picking these. Haven’t read ‘Traveller of the Century’ yet. Any good?
Am still reeling from no Satantango, loved the book so much I bought another of his straight away. Although glad Traveller of the Century is there.
Half of your prediction came true stu. That’s really amazing foresight!
Great to see Traveller of the Century on the list! I’m very surprised at the absence of Satantango. I had that down as a shoo-in. I need to read the other shortlisted books. Very much looking forward to The Detour, Dublinesque and the Kadare.