The German 'Hotlist', where they look for the best books from independent German-language publishers, is down to their top ten -- a selection that includes Murakami Ryu's Audition as well as books by Amy Hempel, Philip Hoare, and Patrick Deville.
Interestingly, the far-and-away top vote-getter (with 920, more than double the runner-up's 425) was Brazilian author Luiz Ruffato's Eles eram muitos cavalos (see, for example, the Boitempo publicity page). With Brazil as guest of honor at the Frankfurt Book Fair next month it's no surprise that there are more Brazilian titles on the German market -- but I am surprised that this (or, indeed, anything by Ruffato) hasn't made it into English; sounds like something right up Dalkey Archive Press', Open Letter's, etc. alley.
The top title, selected from the ten finalists, will be named 11 October.
Interestingly, the far-and-away top vote-getter (with 920, more than double the runner-up's 425) was Brazilian author Luiz Ruffato's Eles eram muitos cavalos (see, for example, the Boitempo publicity page). With Brazil as guest of honor at the Frankfurt Book Fair next month it's no surprise that there are more Brazilian titles on the German market -- but I am surprised that this (or, indeed, anything by Ruffato) hasn't made it into English; sounds like something right up Dalkey Archive Press', Open Letter's, etc. alley.
The top title, selected from the ten finalists, will be named 11 October.