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MBI 2019 Our Short List Predictions

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Tomorrow the Man Booker International 2019 short list will be announced, as a group we have managed to read all the long list books so which books do we think will make the short list?

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MBI 2019: The Shape of the Ruins by Juan Gabriel Vasquez

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The final book in the longlist – this was tackled by all the panellists and it’s fair to say we didn’t agree with each other about this one.

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MBI 2019 Longlist: Jokes for the Gunmen by Mazen Maarouf

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Number 12 – Read and reviewed by Book Worm…

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MBI 2019 Longlist: The Pine Islands by Marion Poschmann

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Number 11 – read and reviewed by panelists Book Worm and Tracy…

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MBI 2019 Longlist: The Years by Annie Ernaux

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Book 10 read and reviewed by panellists Book Worm and Tracy.

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MBI 2019 Longlist: The Remainder by Alia Trabucco Zeran

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The Remainder by Alia Trabucco Zeran

Book 9 from the long list and the first book that all of the panel have read and rated but did we all agree…

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MBI 2019 Longlist: Mouthful of Birds by Samanta Schweblin

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Number 8 I wanted her book Fever Dream to win MBI2018 so what did Tracy and I make of this offering…

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MBI 2019 Longlist: At Dusk by Sok-yong

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Number 7 we are now over halfway through the longlist, hurray, so how did panellist Tracy rate this contender?

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MBI 2019 Longlist: Love in the New Millennium by Can Xue

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Book 6 and we are handing you back over to panellist Tracy for this one…

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MBI 2019 Longlist: The Faculty of Dreams by Sara Stridsberg

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Book Number 5 – read and rated by Book Worm.

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