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One hundred writers confirmed for the current festival cycle, with the books they are bringing to readers.

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Book cover of Normal People by Sally Rooney

001 · Literary Fiction

Normal People

Sally Rooney

Ireland

Book cover of On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

002 · Literary Fiction

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong

United States

Book cover of The Vegetarian by Han Kang

003 · Literary Fiction

The Vegetarian

Han Kang

South Korea

Book cover of Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

004 · Literary Fiction

Girl, Woman, Other

Bernardine Evaristo

United Kingdom

Book cover of White Teeth by Zadie Smith

005 · Literary Fiction

White Teeth

Zadie Smith

United Kingdom

Book cover of The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak

006 · Historical Fiction

The Forty Rules of Love

Elif Shafak

Turkey

Book cover of Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

007 · Historical Fiction

Homegoing

Yaa Gyasi

Ghana

Book cover of The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

008 · Historical Fiction

The Underground Railroad

Colson Whitehead

United States

Book cover of The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri

009 · Literary Fiction

The Namesake

Jhumpa Lahiri

United States

Book cover of The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

010 · Literary Fiction

The God of Small Things

Arundhati Roy

India

Book cover of The Shadow Lines by Amitav Ghosh

011 · Historical Fiction

The Shadow Lines

Amitav Ghosh

India

Book cover of The Snowman by Jo Nesbo

012 · Crime Fiction

The Snowman

Jo Nesbo

Norway

Book cover of A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

013 · Contemporary Fiction

A Man Called Ove

Fredrik Backman

Sweden

Book cover of Purge by Sofi Oksanen

014 · Historical Fiction

Purge

Sofi Oksanen

Finland

Book cover of Mirror, Shoulder, Signal by Dorthe Nors

015 · Literary Fiction

Mirror, Shoulder, Signal

Dorthe Nors

Denmark

Book cover of The Blue Fox by Sjon

016 · Literary Fiction

The Blue Fox

Sjon

Iceland

Book cover of Hotel Silence by Audur Ava Olafsdottir

017 · Literary Fiction

Hotel Silence

Audur Ava Olafsdottir

Iceland

Book cover of Lullaby by Leila Slimani

018 · Psychological Fiction

Lullaby

Leila Slimani

France

Book cover of The End of Eddy by Edouard Louis

019 · Autofiction

The End of Eddy

Edouard Louis

France

Book cover of Based on a True Story by Delphine de Vigan

020 · Psychological Fiction

Based on a True Story

Delphine de Vigan

France

Book cover of Mend the Living by Maylis de Kerangal

021 · Literary Fiction

Mend the Living

Maylis de Kerangal

France

Book cover of Measuring the World by Daniel Kehlmann

022 · Historical Fiction

Measuring the World

Daniel Kehlmann

Germany

Book cover of Go, Went, Gone by Jenny Erpenbeck

023 · Literary Fiction

Go, Went, Gone

Jenny Erpenbeck

Germany

Book cover of Homeland by Fernando Aramburu

024 · Political Fiction

Homeland

Fernando Aramburu

Spain

Book cover of Soldiers of Salamis by Javier Cercas

025 · Historical Fiction

Soldiers of Salamis

Javier Cercas

Spain

Book cover of The Delta Function by Rosa Montero

026 · Literary Fiction

The Delta Function

Rosa Montero

Spain

Book cover of The Sound of Things Falling by Juan Gabriel Vasquez

027 · Literary Fiction

The Sound of Things Falling

Juan Gabriel Vasquez

Colombia

Book cover of The Bitch by Pilar Quintana

028 · Literary Fiction

The Bitch

Pilar Quintana

Colombia

Book cover of Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin

029 · Speculative Fiction

Fever Dream

Samanta Schweblin

Argentina

Book cover of Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enriquez

030 · Horror

Things We Lost in the Fire

Mariana Enriquez

Argentina

Book cover of Elena Knows by Claudia Pineiro

031 · Crime Fiction

Elena Knows

Claudia Pineiro

Argentina

Book cover of Ways of Going Home by Alejandro Zambra

032 · Literary Fiction

Ways of Going Home

Alejandro Zambra

Chile

Book cover of Seeing Red by Lina Meruane

033 · Literary Fiction

Seeing Red

Lina Meruane

Chile

Book cover of When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamin Labatut

034 · Literary Nonfiction

When We Cease to Understand the World

Benjamin Labatut

Chile

Book cover of Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli

035 · Literary Fiction

Lost Children Archive

Valeria Luiselli

Mexico

Book cover of Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor

036 · Literary Fiction

Hurricane Season

Fernanda Melchor

Mexico

Book cover of Still Born by Guadalupe Nettel

037 · Literary Fiction

Still Born

Guadalupe Nettel

Mexico

Book cover of Sudden Death by Alvaro Enrigue

038 · Historical Fiction

Sudden Death

Alvaro Enrigue

Mexico

Book cover of The Adventures of China Iron by Gabriela Cabezon Camara

039 · Historical Fiction

The Adventures of China Iron

Gabriela Cabezon Camara

Argentina

Book cover of Blood-Drenched Beard by Daniel Galera

040 · Literary Fiction

Blood-Drenched Beard

Daniel Galera

Brazil

Book cover of The Solitude of Prime Numbers by Paolo Giordano

041 · Literary Fiction

The Solitude of Prime Numbers

Paolo Giordano

Italy

Book cover of Strangers I Know by Claudia Durastanti

042 · Memoir

Strangers I Know

Claudia Durastanti

Italy

Book cover of Gomorrah by Roberto Saviano

043 · Investigative Nonfiction

Gomorrah

Roberto Saviano

Italy

Book cover of Flights by Olga Tokarczuk

044 · Literary Fiction

Flights

Olga Tokarczuk

Poland

Book cover of The King of Warsaw by Szczepan Twardoch

045 · Historical Fiction

The King of Warsaw

Szczepan Twardoch

Poland

Book cover of Snow White and Russian Red by Dorota Maslowska

046 · Contemporary Fiction

Snow White and Russian Red

Dorota Maslowska

Poland

Book cover of Gargling with Tar by Jachym Topol

047 · Literary Fiction

Gargling with Tar

Jachym Topol

Czech Republic

Book cover of Laurus by Eugene Vodolazkin

048 · Historical Fiction

Laurus

Eugene Vodolazkin

Russia

Book cover of Death and the Penguin by Andrey Kurkov

049 · Satire

Death and the Penguin

Andrey Kurkov

Ukraine

Book cover of The Orphanage by Serhiy Zhadan

050 · War Fiction

The Orphanage

Serhiy Zhadan

Ukraine

Book cover of Solenoid by Mircea Cartarescu

051 · Literary Fiction

Solenoid

Mircea Cartarescu

Romania

Book cover of Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov

052 · Speculative Fiction

Time Shelter

Georgi Gospodinov

Bulgaria

Book cover of Sarajevo Marlboro by Miljenko Jergovic

053 · Short Stories

Sarajevo Marlboro

Miljenko Jergovic

Croatia

Book cover of Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami

054 · Literary Fiction

Breasts and Eggs

Mieko Kawakami

Japan

Book cover of Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

055 · Contemporary Fiction

Convenience Store Woman

Sayaka Murata

Japan

Book cover of Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami

056 · Literary Fiction

Strange Weather in Tokyo

Hiromi Kawakami

Japan

Book cover of The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino

057 · Crime Fiction

The Devotion of Suspect X

Keigo Higashino

Japan

Book cover of To Live by Yu Hua

058 · Historical Fiction

To Live

Yu Hua

China

Book cover of Dream of Ding Village by Yan Lianke

059 · Literary Fiction

Dream of Ding Village

Yan Lianke

China

Book cover of The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin

060 · Science Fiction

The Three-Body Problem

Liu Cixin

China

Book cover of I Have the Right to Destroy Myself by Kim Young-ha

061 · Literary Fiction

I Have the Right to Destroy Myself

Kim Young-ha

South Korea

Book cover of Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung

062 · Short Stories

Cursed Bunny

Bora Chung

South Korea

Book cover of Please Look After Mom by Shin Kyung-sook

063 · Literary Fiction

Please Look After Mom

Shin Kyung-sook

South Korea

Book cover of Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien

064 · Historical Fiction

Do Not Say We Have Nothing

Madeleine Thien

Canada

Book cover of Washington Black by Esi Edugyan

065 · Historical Fiction

Washington Black

Esi Edugyan

Canada

Book cover of American War by Omar El Akkad

066 · Speculative Fiction

American War

Omar El Akkad

Canada

Book cover of De Niro's Game by Rawi Hage

067 · Literary Fiction

De Niro's Game

Rawi Hage

Canada

Book cover of An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine

068 · Literary Fiction

An Unnecessary Woman

Rabih Alameddine

Lebanon

Book cover of Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi

069 · Magical Realism

Frankenstein in Baghdad

Ahmed Saadawi

Iraq

Book cover of The Corpse Washer by Sinan Antoon

070 · Literary Fiction

The Corpse Washer

Sinan Antoon

Iraq

Book cover of The Yacoubian Building by Alaa Al Aswany

071 · Literary Fiction

The Yacoubian Building

Alaa Al Aswany

Egypt

Book cover of The Translator by Leila Aboulela

072 · Literary Fiction

The Translator

Leila Aboulela

Sudan

Book cover of The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste

073 · Historical Fiction

The Shadow King

Maaza Mengiste

Ethiopia

Book cover of The Fortune Men by Nadifa Mohamed

074 · Historical Fiction

The Fortune Men

Nadifa Mohamed

Somalia

Book cover of Dust by Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor

075 · Literary Fiction

Dust

Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor

Kenya

Book cover of Kintu by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

076 · Historical Fiction

Kintu

Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

Uganda

Book cover of Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga

077 · Literary Fiction

Nervous Conditions

Tsitsi Dangarembga

Zimbabwe

Book cover of Glory by NoViolet Bulawayo

078 · Satire

Glory

NoViolet Bulawayo

Zimbabwe

Book cover of The Promise by Damon Galgut

079 · Literary Fiction

The Promise

Damon Galgut

South Africa

Book cover of Zoo City by Lauren Beukes

080 · Speculative Fiction

Zoo City

Lauren Beukes

South Africa

Book cover of A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James

081 · Historical Fiction

A Brief History of Seven Killings

Marlon James

Jamaica

Book cover of Augustown by Kei Miller

082 · Literary Fiction

Augustown

Kei Miller

Jamaica

Book cover of The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey

083 · Magical Realism

The Mermaid of Black Conch

Monique Roffey

Trinidad and Tobago

Book cover of The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan

084 · Historical Fiction

The Narrow Road to the Deep North

Richard Flanagan

Australia

Book cover of Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton

085 · Coming-of-Age

Boy Swallows Universe

Trent Dalton

Australia

Book cover of The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton

086 · Historical Fiction

The Luminaries

Eleanor Catton

New Zealand

Book cover of Aue by Becky Manawatu

087 · Literary Fiction

Aue

Becky Manawatu

New Zealand

Book cover of A Passage North by Anuk Arudpragasam

088 · Literary Fiction

A Passage North

Anuk Arudpragasam

Sri Lanka

Book cover of The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka

089 · Magical Realism

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

Shehan Karunatilaka

Sri Lanka

Book cover of Exit West by Mohsin Hamid

090 · Speculative Fiction

Exit West

Mohsin Hamid

Pakistan

Book cover of Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie

091 · Literary Fiction

Home Fire

Kamila Shamsie

Pakistan

Book cover of A Golden Age by Tahmima Anam

092 · Historical Fiction

A Golden Age

Tahmima Anam

Bangladesh

Book cover of One Part Woman by Perumal Murugan

093 · Literary Fiction

One Part Woman

Perumal Murugan

India

Book cover of Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree

094 · Literary Fiction

Tomb of Sand

Geetanjali Shree

India

Book cover of A Burning by Megha Majumdar

095 · Literary Fiction

A Burning

Megha Majumdar

India

Book cover of The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

096 · Historical Fiction

The Sympathizer

Viet Thanh Nguyen

United States

Book cover of Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

097 · Historical Fiction

Pachinko

Min Jin Lee

United States

Book cover of Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

098 · Contemporary Fiction

Little Fires Everywhere

Celeste Ng

United States

Book cover of The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

099 · Literary Fiction

The Vanishing Half

Brit Bennett

United States

Book cover of Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward

100 · Literary Fiction

Sing, Unburied, Sing

Jesmyn Ward

United States

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