Join us to read and discuss novels that have won the Booker International Prize!
Please email my.nguyen@dc.gov for additional details.
Please note: This is the second series. The group has already completed reading and discussing winners from 2016-2018.
We will meet every other month at 6:30 PM ET beginning February 7, 2023. Meetings may last one to one and half hours. The second series will focus on winners from 2019-2012.
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
CELESTIAL BODIES
BY JOKHA ALHARTHI
TRANSLATED BY MARILYN BOOTH
2019 winner | Oman | 256 pp.
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
THE DISCOMFORT OF EVENING
BY MARIEKE LUCAS RIJNEVELD
TRANSLATED BY MICHELE HUTCHISON
2020 winner | The Netherlands | 224 pp.
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
AT NIGHT ALL BLOOD IS BLACK
BY DAVID DIOP
TRANSLATED BY ANNA MOSCHOVAKIS
2021 winner | France | 160 pp.
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
TOMB OF SAND
BY GEETANJALI SHREE
TRANSLATED BY DAISY ROCKWELL
2022 winner | India | 696 pp.
Please note: eBook copies are available on Overdrive at dclibrary.overdrive.com. You may also check out a physical copy at a DC Public Library branch.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Winter Challenge | Discover Summer | Book Club |