She Who Remains by Rene Karabash, translated by Izidora Angel | Review | International Booker Prize 2026 Shortlist
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She Who Remains by Rene Karabash, translated by Izidora Angel | Review | International Booker Prize 2026 Shortlist
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Summary
The book club dives into their second read from the International Booker Prize 2026 shortlist.
She Who Remains by Rene Karabash, translated from the Bulgarian by Izidora Angel, published by Peirene Press.
This novel was previously awarded the Bulgarian Elias Canetti Prize in 2019 and the English version won the Gulf Coast Translation Prize 2023. It was awarded the PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grant in 2023 and won the PEN Club Français Prize for Translation 2025. The book was also nominated for the Prisma Literary Award.
📘Judging the Book by it’s cover
The crew discuss the Hannah's ebook cover.
If you enjoyed this book you might also enjoy our discussion on another Peirene novel, On the Greenwich Line by Shady lewis, translated from the Arabic by Katharine Halls.
⏭️Next Up
The third book in the shortlist that the book club is diving into is Taiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, translated from the Mandarin Chinese by Lin King, published by And Other Stories.
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