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The Booker Prizes » Page 3

The Booker Prizes

Last updated: May 21, 2025

    Mathias Enard on The ‘Orient’ and Orientalism

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    Mathias Enard on The ‘Orient’ and Orientalism - The Blind Owl by Sadegh Hedayat and Naveed Noori (translator)

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    The Blind Owl
    by Sadegh Hedayat and Naveed Noori (translator)

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    Mathias Enard on The ‘Orient’ and Orientalism - Season of Migration to the North by Tayeb Salih and Denys Johnson-Davies (translator)

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    Season of Migration to the North
    by Tayeb Salih and Denys Johnson-Davies (translator)

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    Mathias Enard on The ‘Orient’ and Orientalism - Leg over Leg by Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq and Humphrey Davies (translator)

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    Leg over Leg
    by Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq and Humphrey Davies (translator)

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    Mathias Enard on The ‘Orient’ and Orientalism - Drifting Cities: A Trilogy by Strates Tsirkas and Kay Cicellis (translator)

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    Drifting Cities: A Trilogy
    by Strates Tsirkas and Kay Cicellis (translator)

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    Mathias Enard on The ‘Orient’ and Orientalism - The Arabian Nights or Tales of 1001 Nights

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    The Arabian Nights or Tales of 1001 Nights

  • Study of the ‘Orient’ and Orientalism has evolved considerably since Edward Said's seminal study of 1978. Here, the multi-award winning French novelist Mathias Enard, whose own novel, Compass, draws on this rich history, discusses five books that capture key aspects of this ever-shifting terrain

  • Mathias Enard on The ‘Orient’ and Orientalism - The Blind Owl by Sadegh Hedayat and Naveed Noori (translator)
  • Mathias Enard on The ‘Orient’ and Orientalism - Season of Migration to the North by Tayeb Salih and Denys Johnson-Davies (translator)
  • Mathias Enard on The ‘Orient’ and Orientalism - Leg over Leg by Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq and Humphrey Davies (translator)
  • Mathias Enard on The ‘Orient’ and Orientalism - Drifting Cities: A Trilogy by Strates Tsirkas and Kay Cicellis (translator)
  • Mathias Enard on The ‘Orient’ and Orientalism - The Arabian Nights or Tales of 1001 Nights

Mathias Enard on The ‘Orient’ and Orientalism

Study of the ‘Orient’ and Orientalism has evolved considerably since Edward Said's seminal study of 1978. Here, the multi-award winning French novelist Mathias Enard, whose own novel, Compass, draws on this rich history, discusses five books that capture key aspects of this ever-shifting terrain

Mathias Enard on The ‘Orient’ and Orientalism

    Dorthe Nors on the best Contemporary Scandinavian Literature

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    Dorthe Nors on the best Contemporary Scandinavian Literature - Har døden taget noget fra dig så giv det tilbage, Carls bog by Naja Marie Aidt

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    Har døden taget noget fra dig så giv det tilbage, Carls bog
    by Naja Marie Aidt

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    Dorthe Nors on the best Contemporary Scandinavian Literature - Yahya Hassan: Digte by Yahya Hassan

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    Yahya Hassan: Digte
    by Yahya Hassan

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    Dorthe Nors on the best Contemporary Scandinavian Literature - Det är natten by Karolina Ramqvist

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    Det är natten
    by Karolina Ramqvist

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    Dorthe Nors on the best Contemporary Scandinavian Literature - Wilful Disregard: A Novel About Love by Lena Andersson and Sarah Death (translator)

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    Wilful Disregard: A Novel About Love
    by Lena Andersson and Sarah Death (translator)

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    Dorthe Nors on the best Contemporary Scandinavian Literature - Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was by Sjón, translated by Victoria Cribb

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    Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was
    by Sjón, translated by Victoria Cribb

  • Minimalism is big with the Danes while Icelanders favour magical realism; the Swedes keep it classical while the Norwegians get emotional. Man Booker International shortlistee Dorthe Nors takes us on a tour of the most exciting voices in contemporary Scandinavian literature.

  • Dorthe Nors on the best Contemporary Scandinavian Literature - Har døden taget noget fra dig så giv det tilbage, Carls bog by Naja Marie Aidt
  • Dorthe Nors on the best Contemporary Scandinavian Literature - Yahya Hassan: Digte by Yahya Hassan
  • Dorthe Nors on the best Contemporary Scandinavian Literature - Det är natten by Karolina Ramqvist
  • Dorthe Nors on the best Contemporary Scandinavian Literature - Wilful Disregard: A Novel About Love by Lena Andersson and Sarah Death (translator)
  • Dorthe Nors on the best Contemporary Scandinavian Literature - Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was by Sjón, translated by Victoria Cribb

Dorthe Nors on the best Contemporary Scandinavian Literature

Minimalism is big with the Danes while Icelanders favour magical realism; the Swedes keep it classical while the Norwegians get emotional. Man Booker International shortlistee Dorthe Nors takes us on a tour of the most exciting voices in contemporary Scandinavian literature.

Dorthe Nors on the best Contemporary Scandinavian Literature
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