42 h. ago 'A full throttle thrill' in best Literary Fiction out now: Kate Folk, Solvej Balle, Camilla Barnes

Anthony Cummins reviews the best Literary Fiction out now.

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7 d. ago ‘A different philosophy of things’: how Solvej Balle got ahead of Groundhog Day’s time

Solvej Balle had been planning her time-loop novel for a decade when the Bill Murray comedy beat her to it. Thirty years and five volumes later, it is longlisted for the International BookerIf you’ve heard about Solvej Balle’s On the Calculation of Volume I, longlisted for this year’s International Booker prize, you may have experienced a sensation that is central to the Danish writer’s brand of philosophical speculative fiction: deja vu.In Balle’s five-book opus (of a planned septology), the first three of which won the prestigious Nordic Council literature prize in 2022, someone wakes up to find they are reliving the same day over and over. Their partner, family, neighbours: they all experience this day for the first time in their life. Only the protagonist has been there before. That person is a woman called Tara rather than a man called Phil, and the day is 18 November rather than 2 February, but the plot resemblance to Groundhog Day ...

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8 d. ago 'A superb, surprisingly propulsive novel': The Literary Fiction to read now

Claire Allfree reviews the best literary fiction out now.

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2 w. ago 'Atmospheric and assured': The Literary Fiction you should read now

Stephanie Cross reviews the best Literary Fiction out now.

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3 w. ago 'A brilliant, bracing novel': The best Literary Fiction out now

Anthony Cummins reviews the best Literary Fiction out now.

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4 w. ago This week's picks for the best literary fiction: Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa, The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami, Once the Deed is Done by Rachel Seiffert

Celebrate the sunny spells with our Claire Allfree's picks for literary fiction this week.

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