Quiz: which book from the International Booker Prize 2024 longlist should you read?

From the Japanese occupation of Korea to Kyiv in 1919 and East Berlin in the 1980s, this year’s longlisted books offer stunning evocations of place and time. But where to start?

This year’s International Booker Dozen features quality fiction spanning the length and breadth of the globe. If you need help navigating the list, our highly scientific personality quiz will help you discover which of the 13 longlisted books is perfect for you.

Published March 26, 2024

The International Booker Prize 2024 longlist

Not a River

by Selva Almada

Translated by Annie McDermott

Book cover of Simpatia by Rodrigo Blanco Calderon showing a blurry image of a dog and it's reflection.

Simpatía

by Rodrigo Blanco Calderón

Translated by Noel Hernández González Daniel Hahn

Kairos

by Jenny Erpenbeck

Translated by Michael Hofmann

The Details

by Ia Genberg

Translated by Kira Josefsson

White Nights

by Urszula Honek

Translated by Kate Webster

Mater 2-10

by Hwang Sok-yong

Translated by Sora Kim-Russell Youngjae Josephine Bae

A Dictator Calls

by Ismail Kadare

Translated by John Hodgson

The Silver Bone

by Andrey Kurkov

Translated by Boris Dralyuk

What I'd Rather Not Think About

by Jente Posthuma

Translated by Sarah Timmer Harvey

Lost on Me

by Veronica Raimo

Translated by Leah Janeczko

The House on Via Gemito

by Domenico Starnone

Translated by Oonagh Stransky

Crooked Plow

by Itamar Vieira Junior

Translated by Johnny Lorenz

Undiscovered

by Gabriela Wiener

Translated by Julia Sanches

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Group photo of the International Booker Prize 2024 Judges; William Kentridge, Natalie Diaz, Eleanor Wachtel, Aaron Robertson and Romesh Gunesekera.

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Quiz: which book from the International Booker Prize 2024 longlist should you read?

The International Booker Prize 2024 longlist

Not a River

Simpatía

Kairos

The Details

White Nights

Mater 2-10

A Dictator Calls

The Silver Bone

What I'd Rather Not Think About

Lost on Me

The House on Via Gemito

Crooked Plow

Undiscovered

Read more on the International Booker Prize 2024

International Booker Prize 2024: what our judges said about the longlist

Read extracts from the International Booker Prize 2024 longlist

Discover our reading guides for the International Booker Prize 2024 longlist

Take part in our Reading Challenge

Quiz: which book from the International Booker Prize 2024 longlist should you read?

The International Booker Prize 2024 longlist

Not a River

Simpatía

Kairos

The Details

White Nights

Mater 2-10

A Dictator Calls

The Silver Bone

What I'd Rather Not Think About

Lost on Me

The House on Via Gemito

Crooked Plow

Undiscovered

Read more on the International Booker Prize 2024

International Booker Prize 2024: what our judges said about the longlist

Read extracts from the International Booker Prize 2024 longlist

Discover our reading guides for the International Booker Prize 2024 longlist

Take part in our Reading Challenge

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A Q&A with Gabriela Wiener and Julia Sanches, author and translator of Undiscovered

A Q&A with Hwang Sok-yong, Sora Kim-Russell and Youngjae Josephine Bae, author and translators of Mater 2-10

A Q&A with John Hodgson, translator of Ismail Kadare’s A Dictator Calls

A Q&A with Urszula Honek and Kate Webster, author and translator of White Nights

A Q&A with Domenico Starnone and Oonagh Stransky, author and translator of The House on Via Gemito

A Q&A with Itamar Vieira Junior and Johnny Lorenz, author and translator of Crooked Plow

A Q&A with Selva Almada and Annie McDermott, author and translator of Not a River

A Q&A with Jente Posthuma and Sarah Timmer Harvey, author and translator of What I'd Rather Not Think About

A Q&A with Rodrigo Blanco Calderón and Noel Hernández González, author and translator of Simpatía

A Q&A with Veronica Raimo and Leah Janeczko, author and translator of Lost on Me

A Q&A with Ia Genberg and Kira Josefsson, author and translator of The Details

A Q&A with Jenny Erpenbeck and Michael Hofmann, author and translator of Kairos

An extract from White Nights by Urszula Honek, translated by Kate Webster

An extract from Mater 2-10 by Hwang Sok-yong, translated by Sora Kim-Russell and Youngjae Josephine Bae

An extract from What I'd Rather Not Think About by Jente Posthuma, translated by Sarah Timmer Harvey

An extract from Undiscovered by Gabriela Wiener, translated by Julia Sanches

An extract from A Dictator Calls by Ismail Kadare, translated by John Hodgson

An extract from The House on Via Gemito by Domenico Starnone, translated by Oonagh Stransky

An extract from The Silver Bone by Andrey Kurkov, translated by Boris Dralyuk

An extract from The Details by Ia Genberg, translated by Kira Josefsson

An extract from Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck, translated by Michael Hofmann

An extract from Not A River by Selva Almada, translated by Annie McDermott

An extract from Crooked Plow by Itamar Vieira Junior, translated by Johnny Lorenz

An extract from Lost on Me by Veronica Raimo, translated by Leah Janeczko

An extract from Simpatía by Rodrigo Blanco Calderón, translated by Noel Hernández González and Daniel Hahn

Reading guide: Not a River by Selva Almada, translated by Annie McDermott

Reading guide: White Nights by Urszula Honek, translated by Kate Webster

Reading guide: The House on Via Gemito by Domenico Starnone, translated by Oonagh Stransky

Reading guide: The Silver Bone by Andrey Kurkov, translated by Boris Dralyuk

Reading guide: A Dictator Calls by Ismail Kadare, translated by John Hodgson

Reading guide: Simpatía by Rodrigo Blanco Calderón, translated by Noel Hernández González and Daniel Hahn

13 things you need to know about the International Booker Prize 2024 longlist

Reading guide: Undiscovered by Gabriela Wiener, translated by Julia Sanches

International Booker Prize 2024: what our judges said about the longlist

Reading guide: Crooked Plow by Itamar Vieira Junior, translated by Johnny Lorenz

Reading guide: Mater 2-10 by Hwang Sok-yong, translated by Sora Kim-Russell and Josephine Bae Youngjae

Reading guide: Lost on Me by Veronica Raimo, translated by Leah Janeczko

Reading guide: What I'd Rather Not Think About by Jente Posthuma, translated by Sarah Timmer Harvey

Reading guide: Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck, translated by Michael Hofmann

Reading guide: The Details by Ia Genberg, translated by Kira Josefsson

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