Author: Samanta Schweblin
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The Shortlist for April 25, 2025
Nonfiction by Elizabeth Jannuzzi, Juliet Gelfman-Randazzo and Taffy Brodesser-Akner. Fiction by Andrea Bishop, Samanta Schweblin, Monte Lin, Bob Johnson, Fionnuala Meehan, and Éva Székely
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Seven Empty Houses by Samanta Schweblin (tr. Megan McDowell)
The stories in Seven Empty Houses are more grounded in the here-and-now than many of Schweblin’s other books, but they still bring her trademark dread and unease.
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Little Eyes by Samanta Schweblin, translated by Megan McDowell
Like the best of Black Mirror, Little Eyes’ near-future hooked me instantly, even the second time