2009 Independent Foreign Fiction Longlist

A Listmania! list by emma who reads a lot (London)
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Voice Over
1.  Voice Over by Celine Curiol
The list author says:
  "Another good example of the French twist on the romantic novel; a station announcer's unrequited love for a nameless "Him"."
£10.10   Used & New from: £0.01

A Blessed Child
2.  A Blessed Child by Linn Ullmann
The list author says:
  "The Scandinavian summer holiday of three grown-up sisters becomes a way of looking back at their past"
£14.99   Used & New from: £0.01
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

The Blue Fox
3.  The Blue Fox by Sjón
The list author says:
  "Shipwrecks, Iceland and the hunt for an elusive blue fox in the stark cold of the 1880s"
£5.99   Used & New from: £2.99
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

Friendly Fire
4.  Friendly Fire by A.B. Yehoshua
The list author says:
  "One of Israel's most distinguished novelists writes the relationship between a husband and wife separated for a week by a sad funeral"
£11.69   Used & New from: £0.01
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

My Father's Wives
5.  My Father's Wives by Jose Eduardo Agualusa
The list author says:
  "Famous Angolan composer Faustino Manso left 7 grieving and not-so-grieving wives, and eighteen kids. The youngest tries to make sense of it all..."
£10.79   Used & New from: £0.01

The White King
6.  The White King by Gyorgy Dragoman
The list author says:
  "Story of eighties Romania told from child's point of view - won tons of prizes in the original Hungarian"
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The Informers: Translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean
7.  The Informers: Translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean by Juan Gabriel Vasquez
The list author says:
  "Secrets, lies and the Nazis in wartime Colombia, as a son struggles to understand his father's past"
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4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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Homesick
8.  Homesick by Eshkol Nevo
The list author says:
  "Two sides of a shared party wall in a Tel Aviv apartment block; two completely different stories"
£8.09   Used & New from: £1.69
3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Beijing Coma
9.  Beijing Coma by Ma Jian
The list author says:
  "Just as the title suggests - Dai Wei has been in a coma since being shot in Tianamen Square. Likely to win, judging by the countless flawless reviews"
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4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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The Diving Pool
10.  The Diving Pool by Yoko Ogawa
The list author says:
  "Collection of novellas including many favourite Japanese motifs - amputees, diaries, cruelty, weird infatuations."
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Novel 11, Book 18
11.  Novel 11, Book 18 by Dag Solstad
The list author says:
  "A claustrophobic mid-life crisis from Norway's cleverest novelist. Bleak but comic."
£10.39   Used & New from: £6.93
2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

The Director
12.  The Director by Alexander Ahndoril
The list author says:
  "Raved-about Swedish novel reconstructing the making of Ingmar Bergman's "Winter Light". Bergman approved of the novel (coincidentally his daughter Linn is the number 2 on this list)"
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The Armies
13.  The Armies by Evelio Rosero
The list author says:
  "A small Colombian village is wrecked by the nearby drugs wars, and yet the villagers try to keep going. Very violent."
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How The Soldier Repairs The Gramophone
14.  How The Soldier Repairs The Gramophone by Sasa Stanisic
The list author says:
  "Sweet but sad novel of a Bosnian childhood cut short by war and remembered from a new life as a refugee in Germany"
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The Siege
15.  The Siege by Ismail Kadare
The list author says:
  "An amazing and life-changing novelist, Kadare tells the story of a 15th century Christian town in Albania besieged by the Ottoman empire. Battles as good as the Lord of the Rings said Adam Lively"
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

Night Work
16.  Night Work by Thomas Glavinic
The list author says:
  "Jonas wakes up one day in Vienna, and everyone has disappeared. Slightly bonkers, but great."
£6.74   Used & New from: £0.01
3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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