Recs if you like The Eighth Life...

Fictional stories about families spanning across multiple generations. Books that focus on the life of a matriarch or patriarch (roots) and continue along their blood lines (branches) in an epic tale. Please feel free to recommend any fictional stories that fit within this description.

winners, shortlist and longlist (this will be a very long list indeed). complete from 2016-2026

a comprehensive list of books from each country in asia including books I want to read and have read! some countries have multiple books listed, but for starters each will have at least 1.

covers composed of concentric circles

The Warwick Prize for Women in Translation 'aims to address the gender imbalance in translated literature' and is open to works of fiction, poetry, literary non-fiction, and fiction for children or young adults. Only works written by a woman (original authors, not the translators) are eligible. All works longlisted since the prize began in 2017 are collected on this list.

A list with ALL longlisted titles from the National Book Award for Translated Literature (USA) and the International Booker prize (UK) .

Updated once new nominees are announced.

Currently updated with: • NBA 2018-2025 • International Booker 2016-2026

The intricate connections between past, present and future are explored through multiple generations. They offer fascinating insights into history and complex family dynamics.

Bonjour, olá, hallo - these books are set all across Europe. From the coast of Portugal to the beautiful Caucasus and from freezing Scandinavia to the islands of the Mediterranean. Mostly fiction, a few non-fiction (mostly memoirs) in there :) Recommendations welcome!

longlists of every year from 2016 onwards

This is the perfect guide to Georgian literature.Yes,most of these are about fighting for freedom.That's what Georgians have been doing ever since their existence.

Fiction set for at least a good chunk in the USSR (and also countries in the Soviet block which were not formally part of the Soviet Union).

It took me FOREVER to put my lists together, so I wanted to share them in case anyone else needed book ideas for HRCYED 3.0 (Hardest Reading Challenge You’ll Ever Do)!

Fiction books set in Georgia

Tavia Gilbert is a phenomenal audiobook narrator with over a 1000 productions ranging over 10 genres. For this selection, I chose only the ones she won an award for to keep the list short.