Books from Europe dominate the longlist, alongside two Israeli novels, and one apiece from China and Argentina. The octogenarian appears alongside three previous nominees for the international prize. Israel’s Amos Oz, who at 77 has published Judas, his first novel in a decade, was nominated in 2007 for his body of work. German author Clemens Meyer’s novel about sex workers, Bricks and Mortar, has also made the longlist. Polish poet Wioletta Greg, who lives in Essex, is nominated for her first novel, Swallowing Mercury, a bildungsroman set communist Poland.

Source: The Guardian March 15, 2017 10:00 UTC