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All Around the World
What to expect
Short, sometimes sweet and often strange, here are seven great stories by some of the best writers from around the world...
Anne Enright
Yoko Ogawa
David Szalay
Nadifa Mohamed
Andrey Kurkov
Yael van der Wouden
and Roddy Doyle
The Booker Prizes celebrate the world’s best fiction. In this book, Roddy Doyle, who won in 1993, has chosen a range of brilliant stories written by other winners and nominees. Discover short stories that give us whole worlds.
A Quick Read for 2026
© Various 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026
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Details
- Author
- Various
- Narrator
- various
- Duration
- 2 hours 30 minutes
- Release Date
- 11 June 2026
- ISBN
- 9781529999563
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Random House
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Short stories, Anthologies
Synopsis
Short, sometimes sweet and often strange, here are seven great stories by some of the best writers from around the world...Anne EnrightYoko OgawaDavid SzalayNadifa MohamedAndrey KurkovYael van der Woudenand Roddy DoyleThe Booker Prizes celebrate the world’s best fiction. In this book, Roddy Doyle, who won in 1993, has chosen a range of brilliant stories written by other winners and nominees. Discover short stories that give us whole worlds.A Quick Read for 2026© Various 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026
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