Not to wish misfortune, but I'm glad Undiscovered didn't make the cut. Found it a very difficult work to care about. Felt like one of those episode of family-tree-story-telling sponsored by ancestory.com. And not necessarily an interesting one. Not even sure something like that would be pass publication standards in my neck of the woods.
What I am glad to see is Crooked Plow, which I just finished 'part 1' of on the weekend
— Itamar has great storytelling skills. Vibe's a little messed up, but realistically. Can't speak for the whole novel as of yet, but I'm enjoying it so far.
I have Not A River on my to-read list, so glad to see that make the cut too I suppose.
Usually Mater 2-10 is something I'd dive right into, but the premise isn't grabbing me (especially at nearly 500 pages). Sounds... dull? Always glad to see Hwang Sok-yong get a bit of love though. I'll... erm... read it if he wins
The problem is that last years winner was the Brazilian author Stênio Gardel with The Words that Remain. Would they award two Brazilian authors in sequence?
And this took me for a loop— was about to say I don't remember that in the slightest—
(Last year's winner was Time Shelter by Bulgaria's Georgi Gospodinov) —
I think Crooked Plow has an excellent chance of winning. I hope it's the frontrunner. Not only has Brazil never won, South America hasn't either.