Booker International shortlist spans not just globe but outer space Books on six-strong shortlist for £50,000 prize set in Europe, Latin America and space
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As one might expect from a prize with a global reach, the six-strong shortlist for this year’s Booker International Prize for fiction contains multitudes and dazzles with its variety, translated into English from Danish, French, Spanish and Russian.
Two are short story collections, one terrifying tales of magic realism set in contemporary Argentina, the other accounts of defining moments from the history of science. The novels tell of two Senegalese soldiers fighting for France during the first World War; the lives of the crew on a space ship in the 22nd century; an exploration of cultural and personal memory, based on the author’s Jewish family history in Russia; and a tale of rebellion against power and privilege set during the Reformation but inspired by today’s Gilets Jaunes protests.
General Hospital (GH) spoilers update for Thursday, April 22, teases that Maxie Jones (Kirsten Storms) will stop by the cemetery to seek some advice. Maxie has talked about needing to open up to Nathan West (Ryan Paevey) and feel his presence sometimes.
When Maxie runs into a problem, she often confides in Nathan at his grave and lets him talk to her heart.
Maxie’s latest jam involves obsessed Peter August (Wes Ramsey) and the child she’s about to bring into the world. Although Maxie has come up with a plan to fake her baby’s death, it’s certainly a risky one.
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General Hospital (GH) spoilers update for the week of April 19-23 teases that some tense faceoffs are brewing. First, Cameron Webber (William Lipton) will pay Josslyn Jacks (Eden McCoy) a visit and push for peace.
Cam will really hope they can find their way back to friendship, but another argument is coming up instead. When Josslyn realizes Cameron is still stuck on Jason Morgan’s (Steve Burton) guilt, she’ll be unbelievably frustrated.
Joss will get that Jason is a killer due to his profession, but she’ll be adamant that Jason did NOT kill Franco Baldwin (Roger Howath)! She’ll find it ridiculous that Cameron refuses to look at the facts and see things logically.
General Hospital (GH) spoilers for the week of April 19-23 tease that Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) will decide to pay a visit to Pentonville for a meeting with Jason Morgan (Steve Burton). This may involve a new plan to make sure Peter August (Wes Ramsey) goes down for killing Franco Baldwin (Roger Howarth).
Now that Peter has poisoned Harrison Chase (Josh Swickard), he’s once again proved he’s a dangerous threat who needs to be locked up as soon as possible. Things will be tricky due to Peter’s control of the antidote, but Anna will be determined to resolve this one way or another.