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Dua Lipa, Tobias Menzies, David Jonsson to Star in Short Films Reading Excerpts From International Booker Prize Contenders

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Article
https://variety.com/2024/film/global/dua-lipa-tobias-menzies-david-jonsson-short-films-international-booker-prize-1235980447/
Journal
Variety
Issued Date
April 24, 2024
Page
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Language
English(English)
Country
UNITED STATES
City
-
Book
Mater 2-10
Writer
Hwang Sok-yong
Translator
Sora Kim-Russell,Youngjae Josephine Bae

About the Author

  • Hwang Sok-yong
  • Birth : 1943 ~ -
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Sok-yong
  • Family Name : Hwang
  • Korean Name : 황석영
  • ISNI : 0000000121322250
  • Works : 133
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  • English(English)

Dua Lipa, Tobias Menzies and David Jonsson are among the celebrities who will be reading excerpts from books on this year’s International Booker Prize shortlist in new short films. The six short films have been created with Merman, the production company of “Bad Sisters” star Sharon Horgan and producer Clelia Mountford. The shorts will see pop star Lipa reading la Genberg’s “The Details,” “The Crown’s” Menzies reading “Mater 2-10” by Hwang Sok-yong, “Rye Lane” alead Jonsson reading “Not a River” by Selva Almada, “One Day” actor Eleanor Tomlinson reading Jenny Erpenbeck’s “Kairos,” “The Witcher’s” Anya Chalotra reading Jente Posthuma’s “What I’d Rather Not Think About” and “Still Up’s” Antonio Thomas reading “Crooked Plow” by Itamar Vieira Junior.

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  • Chinese(汉语) Book Available
    客人
    Hwang Sok-yong et al / 황석영 / 2006
  • Chinese(汉语) Book Available
    故园
    Hwang Sok-yong et al / 황석영 / 2005
  • Chinese(汉语) Book Available
    悠悠家園
    Hwang Sok-yong et al / 황석영 / 2002

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