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NO 1
Beside the Sea by Véronique Olmi
Translated from the French by Adriana Hunter
‘It should be read.’ GUARDIAN
NO 2
Stone in a Landslide by Maria Barbal
Translated from the Catalan by Laura McGloughlin and Paul Mitchell
‘Understated power.’ FINANCIAL TIMES
NO 3
Portrait of the Mother as a Young Woman by Friedrich Christian Delius
Translated from the German by Jamie Bulloch
‘A small masterpiece.’ TLS ………..
NO 4
Next World Novella by Matthias Politycki
Translated from the German by Anthea Bell
‘Inventive and deeply affecting.’ INDEPENDENT
NO 5
Tomorrow Pamplona by Jan van Mersbergen
Translated from the Dutch by Laura Watkinson
‘An impressive work.’ DAILY MAIL
NO 6
Maybe This Time by Alois Hotschnig
Translated from the Austrian German by Tess Lewis
‘Weird, creepy and ambiguous.’ GUARDIAN
NO 7
The Brothers by Asko Sahlberg
Translated from the Finnish by Emily Jeremiah and Fleur Jeremiah
‘Intensely visual.’ INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
NO 8
The Murder of Halland by Pia Juul
Translated from the Danish by Martin Aitken
‘A brilliantly drawn character.’ TLS
NO 9
Sea of Ink by Richard Weihe
Translated from the Swiss German by Jamie Bulloch
‘Delicate and moving.’ INDEPENDENT ………..
NO 10
The Mussel Feast by Birgit Vanderbeke
Translated from the German by Jamie Bulloch
‘An extraordinary book.’ STANDPOINT
NO 11
Mr Darwin’s Gardener by Kristina Carlson
Translated from the Finnish by Emily Jeremiah and Fleur Jeremiah
‘Something miraculous.’ GUARDIAN
NO 12
Chasing the King of Hearts by Hanna Krall
Translated from the Polish by Philip Boehm
‘Unforgettable and unparalleled.’ LANCASHIRE EVENING POST
NO 13
The Dead Lake by Hamid Ismailov
Translated from the Russian by Andrew Bromfield
‘A rich, many-coloured tapestry.’ INDEPENDENT
NO 14
The Blue Room by Hanne Ørstavik
Translated from the Norwegian by Deborah Dawkin
‘One of the most important writers in Nordic contemporary literature.’ MORGENBLADET
NO 15
Under the Tripoli Sky by Kamal Ben Hameda
Translated from the French by Adriana Hunter
‘Straight out of a Vittorio de Sica film.’ CULTURES SUD
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