Eight foreign novels to spearhead literary resurgence in France (potentially gracing your autumn nights as well)

In the world of literature, 2025 promises an exciting array of novels that delve into various themes and settings. Here's a snapshot of some highly anticipated releases.

Sigrid Nunez's novel, The Vulnerables, transports readers to post-Covid Manhattan. The narrative revolves around a writer who takes care of a parrot named Eureka, while a troubled young man disrupts the interspecies cohabitation.

Meanwhile, in Caledonian Road by Andrew O'Hagan, we journey to contemporary Scotland, where the novel explores the fractures of a nation seeking identity, post-Brexit and post-independence referendum.

Jenny Erpenbeck's Kairos, winner of the International Booker Prize 2024, is set in the final throes of the GDR. The novel follows the lives of Katharina, a 19-year-old, and Hans, a 50-year-old married man. Kairos will be available from August 28, 2025.

Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir's DJ Bambi introduces us to Logn, a 60-year-old trans woman. The novel, set for release on September 4, 2025, tells the story of Logn's life in a captivating manner.

Percival Everett's James offers a fresh perspective on Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, reinterpreting the story from the perspective of the slave Jim.

Elif Shafak's The Rivers of the Sky is a journey through centuries and cultures, following the intertwining destinies along the Tigris River.

Jesmyn Ward's We Shall Be Storm is a powerful novel about a young slave named Annis. The book, available since August 21, 2025, offers a poignant exploration of resilience and hope.

John Boyne's The Elements is a choral story about four destinies and four elements. The novel features a fleeing island mother (Water), a football prodigy (Earth), a haunted surgeon (Fire), and a father on an initiatory journey (Air).

In the realm of contemporary German literature, authors like Thomas Melle, Nava Ebrahimi, Jacinta Nandi, and Feridun Zaimoglu were recognised for their novels and nominated for prestigious awards like the Deutscher Buchpreis in 2025. However, specific authors focusing on novels about the USA and Turkey with prestigious prizes in the same year are not mentioned in the available sources.

These novels, set to be released in the coming months, promise to offer readers a rich and diverse literary landscape to explore. Stay tuned for more updates on these exciting literary works!