Small Things Like These
Irish novelist, born 1968.
Small Things Like These is a 2021 novella by Claire Keegan. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2022.
On 2 of the 12 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Claire Keegan
- First published
- 2021
- Length
- 128 pages (UK paperback)
- Awards
- Booker Prize shortlist, 2022
- Genre
- Historical fiction, Religion and faith, Class and society
Is Small Things Like These worth reading?
2 of the 12 best-of lists it could have made include it: The 100 best books of the 21st century (The New York Times) and the Booker Prize.
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| Booker Prize (winners and shortlists) (Booker Prize Foundation, 2022) | Shortlist | See the list |
| The 100 best books of the 21st century (The New York Times, 2024) | No. 41 | See the list |
Best edition of Small Things Like These
The edition we link to is the Faber & Faber paperback (2022), 128 pages.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber (paperback, 2022)
- Pages
- 128
- ISBN
- 9780571368709
How critics, prizes and readers rate Small Things Like These
Critics rate it most highly: it earned 40% of the points available on critics' lists, against 13% on prize lists and 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like Small Things Like These
If you liked Small Things Like These, try Wolf Hall, Midnight's Children or Beloved.
