#113: 2016 Best Translated Book Award Longlists

In this week's podcast, Chad and Tom read through all
thirty-five titles on the two Best Translated Book Award longlists making
comments about the books they've read and the ones that interest
them. Then Chad tries his hand at guessing which ten fiction titles
will make the shortlist. (Spoiler: He ends up picking fifteen
either because he can't count, or because this is a really
difficult group to pare down.)

 

Next week they'll be discussion the Reading the World Book Club
titles for March: The Vegetarian by Han Kang and
Diorama by Rocío Cerón. (And with a little luck, they'll
even have a special guest.) If you have any comments or questions
about those titles, post them at the RTWBC Facebook page, or send them to
[email protected] or to [email protected].

 

This week's music is "Don't
Make Me Wait" by Emma Pollock.

 

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