Jenny Erpenbeck won the International Booker Prize this year for her novel Kairos. The story recounts a love affair that descends into decay and…

Colombian fans cheers before the 2026 FIFA World Cup South American qualifiers football match between Colombia and Argentina at the Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez stadium in Barranquilla, Colombia, on September 10, 2024.
A woman walks past a tennis court flooded by the Opava River on September 16, 2024, in Krnov, Czech Republic.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon Resilience capsule, carrying the crew of the Polaris Dawn Mission, lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on September 10, 2024.
A model displays a creation from the Another One collection by Xiaoming Deng during the China Fashion Week in Beijing on September 10, 2024.
Students prepare a floral decorative design, 'Rangoli', during the celebrations to mark the annual harvest festival of 'Onam' at a school in Chennai on September 10, 2024.
A protester blows bubbles at police during protests at the Land Forces 2024 arms fair in Melbourne on September 12, 2024.
Afghan boys play football at a field in Baghlan-e-Markazi district of Baghlan province on September 12, 2024.
In this aerial picture, traffic and buildings are seen at a roundabout in Jakarta on September 14, 2024.
A woman carries red pepper ristras during processing at a yard in Salqin village in Syria's rebel-held Idlib province, near the border with Turkey, on September 14, 2024.
Competitors approach the finish of the Dun Laoghaire Harbours swimming race in Dun Laoghaire on the east coast of Ireland on September 15, 2024.
Jenny Erpenbeck won the International Booker Prize this year for her novel Kairos. The story recounts a love affair that descends into decay and…
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