The Mookse and the Gripes discussion

The shortlist was announced yesterday - these are the books:

Congo Inc.: Bismarck's Testament by In Koli Jean Bofane, translated from the French by Marjolijn de Jager (Democratic Republic of Congo, Indiana University Press)

The Hospital by Ahmed Bouanani, translated from the French by Lara Vergnaud (Morocco, New Directions)

Slave Old Man by Patrick Chamoiseau, translated from the French by Linda Coverdale (Martinique, New Press)

Pretty Things by Virginie Despentes, translated from the French by Emma Ramadan, (France, Feminist Press)

Moon Brow by Shahriar Mandanipour, translated from the Persian by Khalili Sara (Iran, Restless Books)

Bricks and Mortar by Clemens Meyer, translated from the German by Katy Derbyshire (Germany, Fitzcarraldo Editions)

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, translated from the Japanese by Ginny Tapley Takemori (Japan, Grove)

The Governesses by Anne Serre, translated from the French by Mark Hutchinson (France, New Directions)

Oraefi: The Wasteland by Ófeigur Sigurðsson, translated from the Icelandic by Lytton Smith (Iceland, Deep Vellum)

Fox by Dubravka Ugrešić, translated from the Croatian by Ellen Elias-Bursac and David Williams (Croatia, Open Letter)

Usual rules - one entry per person, not too much general chat

1. Shortlist Rankings Only:

Pos, Book, Average, Adjusted, Count, First Places, STDev
1, Fox by Dubravka Ugrešić, 1.88, 1.21, 8, 5, 0.57
2, Oraefi: The Wasteland by Ófeigur Sigurðsson, 3.25, 2.25, 4, 1, 0.68
3, Slave Old Man by Patrick Chamoiseau, 2.25, 2.52, 8, 2, 1.00
4, The Governesses by Anne Serre, 3.14, 2.98, 7, 2, 1.27
5, Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, 4.00, 4.13, 7, 0, 1.37
6, The Hospital by Ahmed Bouanani, 5.20, 4.41, 5, 0, 1.17
7, Moon Brow by Shahriar Mandanipour, 5.00, 4.50, 3, 0, 0.93
8, Pretty Things by Virginie Despentes, 6.00, 5.88, 6, 0, 1.85
9, Bricks and Mortar by Clemens Meyer, 9.00, 8.00, 2, 0, 1.31
10, Congo Inc.: Bismarck's Testament by In Koli Jean Bofane, 8.00, 8.13, 4, 0, 1.87

Paul-style aggregate of comparisons

Pos, Book, Average, Relative ranking, Count, First Places
1, Fox by Dubravka Ugrešić, 1.88, 28, 8, 5
2, Slave Old Man by Patrick Chamoiseau, 2.25, 19, 8, 2
3, Oraefi: The Wasteland by Ófeigur Sigurðsson, 3.25, 8, 4, 1
4, The Governesses by Anne Serre, 3.14, 5, 7, 2
5, Moon Brow by Shahriar Mandanipour, 5.00, -2, 3, 0
5, Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, 4.00, -2, 7, 0
7, The Hospital by Ahmed Bouanani, 5.20, -9, 5, 0
8, Bricks and Mortar by Clemens Meyer, 9.00, -11, 2, 0
9, Pretty Things by Virginie Despentes, 6.00, -13, 6, 0
10, Congo Inc.: Bismarck's Testament by In Koli Jean Bofane, 8.00, -23, 4, 0

2. Including Longlist Rankings:

There are now only 5 "missing" ones left so I don't see the point in maintaining these tables

1 Öræfi
2 The Governesses
3 Fox
4 Slave Old Man
5 Convenience Store Woman
6 The Hospital
7 Bricks & Mortar

1. Fox
2. Slave Old Man

1. Fox
2. Slave Old Man
3. The Hospital
4. Pretty Things
5. The Governesses
6. Congo Inc.

1. Fox by Dubravka Ugresic
2. Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
3. Slave Old Man by Patrick Chamoiseau
4. Moon Brow by Shahriar Mandanipour
5. The Hospital by Ahmed Bouanani
6. Öræfï by Ófeigur Sigurðsson
7. Clemens Meyer - Bricks and Mortar
8. Congo Inc.: Bismarck’s Testament by In Koli Jean Bofane
9. The Governesses by Anne Serre
10. Pretty Things by Virginie Despentes

1. Fox
2. The Governesses
3. Pretty Things
4. Slave Old Man
5. The Hospital
10. Congo, Inc.

1. Slave Old Man
2. Convenience Store Woman

1. The Governesses, Anne Serre
2. Fox, Dubravka Ugrešić
3. Slave Old Man, Patrick Chamoiseau
4. Oraefi: The Wasteland, Ófeigur Sigurðsson
5. The Hospital, Ahmed Bouanani
6. Convenience Store Woman, Sayaka Murata
7.
8.
9.
10. Pretty Things, Virginie Despentes

1. The Governesses

3. Convenience Store Woman

1. Fox
2. Slave Old Man
3. The Hospital
4 Moon Brow
5. Convenience Store Woman
6. The Governesses
7. Pretty Things

That will be all I'll read before the winner is chosen.