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A Horse Walks into a Bar
David Grossman, 2014
On 1 of the 12 lists it was eligible for
International Booker Prize (winners and shortlists)
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At Night All Blood Is Black
David Diop, 2018
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The Discomfort of Evening
Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, 2018
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A General Theory of Oblivion
José Eduardo Agualusa, 2012
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A New Name: Septology VI-VII
Jon Fosse, 2021
On 1 of the 9 lists it was eligible for
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A Strangeness in My Mind
Orhan Pamuk, 2014
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Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
Olga Tokarczuk, 2009
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Frankenstein in Baghdad
Ahmed Saadawi, 2013
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In Memory of Memory
Maria Stepanova, 2017
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Like a Fading Shadow
Antonio Muñoz Molina, 2018
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Mirror, Shoulder, Signal
Dorthe Nors, 2017
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On Earth As It Is Beneath
Ana Paula Maia, 2025
On 1 of the 13 lists it was eligible for
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On the Calculation of Volume I
Solvej Balle, 2020
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The Adventures of China Iron
Gabriela Cabezón Cámara, 2017
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The Dangers of Smoking in Bed
Mariana Enríquez, 2009
On 1 of the 12 lists it was eligible for
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The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree
Shokoofeh Azar, 2017
On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for
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The Gospel According to the New World
Maryse Condé, 2021
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The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran
Shida Bazyar, 2026
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The Shape of the Ruins
Juan Gabriel Vásquez, 2018
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The World Goes On
László Krasznahorkai, 2013
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Under the Eye of the Big Bird
Hiromi Kawakami, 2025
On 1 of the 8 lists it was eligible for
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Vernon Subutex 1
Virginie Despentes, 2015
On 1 of the 11 lists it was eligible for
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What I’d Rather Not Think About
Jente Posthuma, 2024
On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for
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| List | Books in common |
|---|---|
| The 100 best books of the 21st century (The New York Times, 2024) | 4 |
| The 100 best books of the 21st century (The Guardian, 2019) | 1 |
| The 100 best novels of all time (The Guardian, 2026) | 1 |