The Queue by Basma Abdel Aziz, translated from the Arabic by Elisabeth Jaquette (Egypt, Melville House)Ĭhad’s Uneducated and Unscientific Percentage Chance of Making the Shortlist: 78%Ĭhad’s Uneducated and Unscientific Percentage Chance of Winning the BTBA: 13%Ī couple months ago, shortly after the inauguration, 1984 by George Orwell returned to the bestseller lists for the first time in ages. Since I (Chad) used this book in my class this spring, I thought I’d write it up for the series. Enjoy learning about all the various titles selected by the fourteen fiction and poetry judges, and I hope you find a few to purchase and read! Between the announcement of the Best Translated Book Award longlists and the unveiling of the finalists, we will be covering all thirty-five titles in the Why This Book Should Win series.
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