Here's the online, full-fat version of my rundown on the six shortlisted titles for the International Booker Prize. Which "will charm many readers but may not be weighty enough to win"? Which has classic sitcom elements, even though it's about prisoners being hunted and shot?
Political oppression in Tehran, a witch’s tale from France, a film-maker in Nazi Germany … we weigh up the contenders for the International Booker prize 2026
