Claire-Louise Bennett
Checkout 19
“Through a narrator developing her hopes and dreams in tension with her more grounded immediate environment, Checkout 19 is a tribute to the book as a medium for knowledge and self-elevation. A stylistic and inventive feat that catches you up in its whirlwind.”
Vera Michalski-Hoffmann, jury member
Edition
Jonathan Cape, 2021
Proposed by Vera Michalski-Hoffmann