The writer Rashid Khalidi gives a historical sketch of Israel’s settler colonialism, whereas Nathan Thrall writes about the impact of this colonial rule on ordinary Palestinian lives, writes Stanly Johny

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In this week's #TheHinduOnBooks #newsletter , we look back on author Alice Munro's life and legacy. Jenny Erpenbeck’s Kairos, winner of the #InternationalBooker2024 is #bookoftheweek , and we turn the spotlight on India's journey with the right to vote.

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‘Kairos’ by Jenny Erpenbeck, translated by Michael Hofmann, has won the International Booker Prize 2024. The winners take home a cash prize of £50,000 divided.
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'German author Jenny Erpenbeck and translator Michael Hofmann won the International Booker Prize for fiction Tuesday for “Kairos,” the story of a tangled love affair during the final years of East Germany’s existence.'
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Jenny Erpenbeck's book, Kairos, translated from the German by Michael Hofmann took home the 2024 International Booker prize.
Erpenbeck became the first German writer to win the £50,000 prize.
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Read Pranavi Sharma's review here: fline.news/Z6Zwjv

“What if one half of a pair of twins no longer wants to live? What if the other can’t live without them?” asks Jente Posthuma in her International Booker-shortlisted novel What I’d Rather Not Think About, writes Nandini Bhatia
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Will the celebrated author’s political novel suffused with ‘mindam realism’ become the first Korean book to win the International Booker?, writes Saurabh Sharma
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