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Six books were shortlisted for the International Booker Prize, with entries from India, Spain, South Korea, Japan, Norway and Poland.
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'Tomb of Sand' by Geetanjali Shree is the first Hindi-language novel to be shortlisted for the International Booker Prize.
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'The Books of Jacob' by Olga Tokarczuk is one of six books shortlisted for the International Booker Prize in 2022.
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'Elena Knows' by Claudia Pineiro.
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'A New Name: Septology VI-VII' by Jon Fosse.
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'Cursed Bunny' by Bora Chung.
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'Heaven' by Mieko Kawakami.
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Six books were shortlisted for the International Booker Prize, with entries from India, Spain, South Korea, Japan, Norway and Poland.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/IM52TQHSINF45DK265U5ZPFUQM.jpg?smart=true&auth=3f465e172909b30a96ca5581fd1e9e462ba2a96eeae35e5bbd0ffd88b6748826&width=400&height=225)
'Tomb of Sand' by Geetanjali Shree is the first Hindi-language novel to be shortlisted for the International Booker Prize.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/G3OEYBDHWRGN7P2YRCBIYRTJCQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=a9e3372a90d9b4b06dc18d56e921938d10a6e33236d66c97b1ada85f01fa1a5d&width=400&height=225)
'The Books of Jacob' by Olga Tokarczuk is one of six books shortlisted for the International Booker Prize in 2022.
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'Elena Knows' by Claudia Pineiro.
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'A New Name: Septology VI-VII' by Jon Fosse.
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'Cursed Bunny' by Bora Chung.
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'Heaven' by Mieko Kawakami.
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Six books were shortlisted for the International Booker Prize, with entries from India, Spain, South Korea, Japan, Norway and Poland.
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Sholto Byrnes is an East Asian affairs columnist for The National
13 April, 2022