Biblibio’s Comments (group member since Aug 27, 2019)

Biblibio’s comments from the 100BestWIT group.

Agnese wrote: "What do you guys think about the 2020 International Booker Prize longlist?

Red Dog by Willem Anker, translated from the Afrikaans by Michiel Heyns (Pushkin Press)

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I'm honestly so behind on life, I literally haven't read any of the longlisted titles. *facepalm* But it's nice that the Booker is keeping up solid representation of WIT, even if I (again) wish that there was more diversity in country/language of origin...

My sense has been that pretty much everyone is happy with Tokarczuk on her own, as am I. I still - separate and apart the question of whether Handke is a worthy choice for the award, a matter on which I really know nothing about but am inclined to side-eye - am disappointed that the Nobel committee YET AGAIN forgot that writers (particularly women!) exist outside of Europe or the Anglosphere. It especially sucks given that Maryse Condé won the "alternate Nobel" or whatever and didn't end up getting the final nod, though she definitely deserves it. When will they learn? :(

As for the Warwick longlist, I still desperately wish that more books from outside Europe would make it to the list, but I'm also really excited by a lot of the books that *did* make it, especially since at the very least it covers a much more diverse swathe of Europe than we normally see. It's a process! And I love that we're even able to have this discussion.

Hiya! Meytal, from Israel. I got bored one Saturday afternoon and started thinking about how many women writers in translation I'd read and 5.5 years later here we are... :P Needless to say, WIT has become a huge part of my life and I'm really hoping I can get through the books on the top 100 that I haven't yet read... and a lot more from the still-secret full list of nominations!