A novel published by Edinburgh-based Charco Press is longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2022. Elena Knows, written by Argentinean author Claudia Piñeiro and translated from Spanish to English by Frances Riddle, is a unique tale that interveaves crime fiction with intimate tales of morality and search for individual freedom.
It is one of 13 longlisted works of fiction translated into English from 11 languages and from 12 countries across four continents – including Hindi for the first time.
For more on the 2022 longlist, see the Booker Prizes website.