Thank you for your interest in the group! Below is the list of books that we will read in our English group and in our German subgroup in 2023. For more information about joining either or both group discussions, see our How to Join page.
English List 2023
- January 15: Bewilderment by Richard Powers (USA)
- February 19: It Would Be Night in Caracas by Karina Sainz Borgo (Venezuela)
- March 19: The Republic of False Truths by Alaa Al Aswany (Egypt)
- April 16: Glory by NoViolet Bulawyo (Zimbabwe)
- May 21: The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka (Sri Lanka)
- June 18: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk (Poland)
- July 16: Such a Beautiful Thing to Behold by Umar Turaki (Canada)
- August 20: Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi (Japan)
- September 17: Serious Men by Manu Joseph (India)
- October 15: The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai (Vietnam)
- November 19: More Than I Love My Life by David Grossman (Israel)
- December 17: When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyod Banwo (Trinidad)
German List 2023
- 8. Januar: Der Mann, der Luft zum Frühstück aß von Radek Knapp (Österreich)
- 12. März: Altes Land von Dörte Hansen (Deutschland)
- 14. Mai: Kraft von Jonas Lüscher (Schweiz)
- 9. Juli: Baba Dunjas letzte Liebe von Alina Bronsky (Russland/Deutschland)
- 10. September: Was der Fall ist von Thomas Duarte (Schweiz)
- 12. November: Walter Nowak bleibt liegen von Julia Wolf (Deutschland)
More information
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