What does an International Booker Prize winner read?

Posted on September 4, 2020 at 2:53 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s not every day that a debut author wins a big-name literary prize.

But that’s exactly what Marieke Lucas Rijneveld did last month, becoming the youngest-ever author to receive the International Booker Prize for The Discomfort of Evening.

Of course, not many readers are, therefore, familiar with them — so if your curiosity was piqued by their historic win, the Guardian has a reading Q&A with Rijneveld to help you make their acquaintance.