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Animal Life

Animal Life

by Auður A. Ólafsdóttir

Book - 2022

A woman from a long line of both midwives and undertakers reads through decades of her grandmother’s hidden letters and manuscripts and absorbs her reflections on birth, death and human nature as a storm approaches Reykjavik. A woman from a long line of both midwives and undertakers reads through decades of her grandmother’s hidden letters and manuscripts and absorbs her reflections on birth, death and human nature as a storm approaches Reykjavik. Show less

A woman from a long line of both midwives and undertakers reads through decades of her grandmother’s hidden letters and manuscripts and absorbs her reflections on birth, death and human nature as a storm approaches Reykjavik. A woman from a long line of both midwives and undertakers reads through decades of her grandmother’s hidden letters and manuscripts and absorbs her reflections on birth, death and human nature as a storm approaches Reykjavik. Show less

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Bitter Orange Tree

Bitter Orange Tree

by Alharthi, Jokha

Book - 2022

A young Omani woman attempting to assimilate in Britain reflects on the relationships that have been central to her life. The novel became the first written in Arabic to win the Man Booker International Prize. A young Omani woman attempting to assimilate in Britain reflects on the relationships that have been central to her life. The novel became the first written in Arabic to win the Man Booker International Prize. Show less

A young Omani woman attempting to assimilate in Britain reflects on the relationships that have been central to her life. The novel became the first written in Arabic to win the Man Booker International Prize. A young Omani woman attempting to assimilate in Britain reflects on the relationships that have been central to her life. The novel became the first written in Arabic to win the Man Booker International Prize. Show less

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We Had to Remove This Post

We Had to Remove This Post

by Bervoets, Hanna

Book - 2022

A group of colleagues working as social media content monitors—reviewers of violent or illegal videos for an unnamed megacorporation—convince themselves they are in control... until the violence strikes closer to home. A group of colleagues working as social media content monitors—reviewers of violent or illegal videos for an unnamed megacorporation—convince themselves they are in control... until the violence strikes closer to home. Show less

A group of colleagues working as social media content monitors—reviewers of violent or illegal videos for an unnamed megacorporation—convince themselves they are in control... until the violence strikes closer to home. A group of colleagues working as social media content monitors—reviewers of violent or illegal videos for an unnamed megacorporation—convince themselves they are in control... until the violence strikes closer to home. Show less

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Solenoid

Solenoid

by Cărtărescu, Mircea

Book - 2022

Grounded in the reality of former Communist Romania, including long lines for groceries, the absurdities of the education system, and the misery of family...Show more Grounded in the reality of former Communist Romania, including long lines for groceries, the absurdities of the education system, and the misery of family life, Solenoid ruminates on the exchanges possible between the alternate dimensions of life and art, as various, monstrous dimensions erupt within the Communist present. Show less

Grounded in the reality of former Communist Romania, including long lines for groceries, the absurdities of the education system, and the misery of family...Show more Grounded in the reality of former Communist Romania, including long lines for groceries, the absurdities of the education system, and the misery of family life, Solenoid ruminates on the exchanges possible between the alternate dimensions of life and art, as various, monstrous dimensions erupt within the Communist present. Show less

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At Night All Blood Is Black

At Night All Blood Is Black

by Diop, David

Book - 2020

Haunted for refusing to kill an injured comrade who begged to be spared an agonizing death, a World War I soldier from Senegal begins killing enemy soldiers as penance, earning a sinister reputation. Haunted for refusing to kill an injured comrade who begged to be spared an agonizing death, a World War I soldier from Senegal begins killing enemy soldiers as penance, earning a sinister reputation. Show less

Haunted for refusing to kill an injured comrade who begged to be spared an agonizing death, a World War I soldier from Senegal begins killing enemy soldiers as penance, earning a sinister reputation. Haunted for refusing to kill an injured comrade who begged to be spared an agonizing death, a World War I soldier from Senegal begins killing enemy soldiers as penance, earning a sinister reputation. Show less

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A Horse Walks Into A Bar

A Horse Walks Into A Bar

by Grossman, David

Book - 2017

An Israeli comedian a bit past his prime conveys with questionable humor anecdotes from his violence-stricken youth during a night of standup, while a judge in the audience wrestles with his own part in the comedian's losses. An Israeli comedian a bit past his prime conveys with questionable humor anecdotes from his violence-stricken youth during a night of standup, while a judge in the audience wrestles with his own part in the comedian's losses. Show less

An Israeli comedian a bit past his prime conveys with questionable humor anecdotes from his violence-stricken youth during a night of standup, while a judge in the audience wrestles with his own part in the comedian's losses. An Israeli comedian a bit past his prime conveys with questionable humor anecdotes from his violence-stricken youth during a night of standup, while a judge in the audience wrestles with his own part in the comedian's losses. Show less

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The Summer Book

The Summer Book

by Jansson, Tove

Book - 2008

Tove Jansson distills the essence of the summer into twenty-two crystalline vignettes. This brief novel tells the story of Sophia, a six-year-old girl awa...Show more Tove Jansson distills the essence of the summer into twenty-two crystalline vignettes. This brief novel tells the story of Sophia, a six-year-old girl awakening to existence, and Sophia’s grandmother, nearing the end of hers, as they spend the summer on a tiny unspoiled island in the Gulf of Finland. Show less

Tove Jansson distills the essence of the summer into twenty-two crystalline vignettes. This brief novel tells the story of Sophia, a six-year-old girl awa...Show more Tove Jansson distills the essence of the summer into twenty-two crystalline vignettes. This brief novel tells the story of Sophia, a six-year-old girl awakening to existence, and Sophia’s grandmother, nearing the end of hers, as they spend the summer on a tiny unspoiled island in the Gulf of Finland. Show less

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The Unbearable Lightness of Being

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

by Kundera, Milan

Book - 2004

After the 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, a married surgeon, Tomas, becomes a window washer while trying to reconcile himself to decisions that he...Show more After the 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, a married surgeon, Tomas, becomes a window washer while trying to reconcile himself to decisions that he and his wife must make about their relationship. Kundera portrays love as fleeting, haphazard and possibly based upon endless strings of coincidences, despite holding much significance for humans. Show less

After the 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, a married surgeon, Tomas, becomes a window washer while trying to reconcile himself to decisions that he...Show more After the 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, a married surgeon, Tomas, becomes a window washer while trying to reconcile himself to decisions that he and his wife must make about their relationship. Kundera portrays love as fleeting, haphazard and possibly based upon endless strings of coincidences, despite holding much significance for humans. Show less

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Whereabouts

Whereabouts

by Lahiri, Jhumpa

Book - 2021

A meditative and aching snapshot of a life in suspension, written in Italian and translated into English by Lahiri herself. The narrator, a single, middle...Show more A meditative and aching snapshot of a life in suspension, written in Italian and translated into English by Lahiri herself. The narrator, a single, middle-aged woman, lives a quiet life in an unnamed Italian city, ambling between cafes and storefronts, dinner parties with friends, and a leisurely career as a writer and teacher. Show less

A meditative and aching snapshot of a life in suspension, written in Italian and translated into English by Lahiri herself. The narrator, a single, middle...Show more A meditative and aching snapshot of a life in suspension, written in Italian and translated into English by Lahiri herself. The narrator, a single, middle-aged woman, lives a quiet life in an unnamed Italian city, ambling between cafes and storefronts, dinner parties with friends, and a leisurely career as a writer and teacher. Show less

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The Woman From Uruguay

The Woman From Uruguay

by Mairal, Pedro

Book - 2021

From acclaimed Argentine author Pedro Mairal and Man Booker International-winning translator Jennifer Croft, the unforgettable story of two would-be lovers over the course of a single day. From acclaimed Argentine author Pedro Mairal and Man Booker International-winning translator Jennifer Croft, the unforgettable story of two would-be lovers over the course of a single day. Show less

From acclaimed Argentine author Pedro Mairal and Man Booker International-winning translator Jennifer Croft, the unforgettable story of two would-be lovers over the course of a single day. From acclaimed Argentine author Pedro Mairal and Man Booker International-winning translator Jennifer Croft, the unforgettable story of two would-be lovers over the course of a single day. Show less

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The Wonders

The Wonders

by Medel, Elena

Book - 2022

Through the vivid interior worlds of two unforgettable characters, the author brings a half century of the Spanish feminist movement to life, revealing how little has really changed for women who work the night shift. Through the vivid interior worlds of two unforgettable characters, the author brings a half century of the Spanish feminist movement to life, revealing how little has really changed for women who work the night shift. Show less

Through the vivid interior worlds of two unforgettable characters, the author brings a half century of the Spanish feminist movement to life, revealing how little has really changed for women who work the night shift. Through the vivid interior worlds of two unforgettable characters, the author brings a half century of the Spanish feminist movement to life, revealing how little has really changed for women who work the night shift. Show less

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First Person Singular

First Person Singular

Stories

by Murakami, Haruki

Book - 2021

The eight masterly stories in this new collection are all told in the first person by a classic Murakami narrator. From nostalgic memories of youth, medit...Show more The eight masterly stories in this new collection are all told in the first person by a classic Murakami narrator. From nostalgic memories of youth, meditations on music, and an ardent love of baseball to dreamlike scenarios and invented jazz albums, together these stories challenge the boundaries between our minds and the exterior world. Show less

The eight masterly stories in this new collection are all told in the first person by a classic Murakami narrator. From nostalgic memories of youth, medit...Show more The eight masterly stories in this new collection are all told in the first person by a classic Murakami narrator. From nostalgic memories of youth, meditations on music, and an ardent love of baseball to dreamlike scenarios and invented jazz albums, together these stories challenge the boundaries between our minds and the exterior world. Show less

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Suite Française

Suite Française

by Némirovsky, Irène

Book - 2006

A story of life in France under the Nazi occupation includes two parts—"Storm in June," set amid the chaotic 1940 exodus from Paris, and "D...Show more A story of life in France under the Nazi occupation includes two parts—"Storm in June," set amid the chaotic 1940 exodus from Paris, and "Dolce," set in a German-occupied village rife with resentment, resistance, and collaboration. Show less

A story of life in France under the Nazi occupation includes two parts—"Storm in June," set amid the chaotic 1940 exodus from Paris, and "D...Show more A story of life in France under the Nazi occupation includes two parts—"Storm in June," set amid the chaotic 1940 exodus from Paris, and "Dolce," set in a German-occupied village rife with resentment, resistance, and collaboration. Show less

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The Mountains Sing

The Mountains Sing

A Novel

by Nguyễn, Phan Quế Mai

Book - 2020

A granddaughter and her grandmother take turns narrating. “If our stories survive, we will not die, even when our bodies are no longer here on this earth....Show more A granddaughter and her grandmother take turns narrating. “If our stories survive, we will not die, even when our bodies are no longer here on this earth.” What emerges is the ominous history of twentieth-century Vietnam told through four generations of a single family. Show less

A granddaughter and her grandmother take turns narrating. “If our stories survive, we will not die, even when our bodies are no longer here on this earth....Show more A granddaughter and her grandmother take turns narrating. “If our stories survive, we will not die, even when our bodies are no longer here on this earth.” What emerges is the ominous history of twentieth-century Vietnam told through four generations of a single family. Show less

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Nights of Plague

Nights of Plague

by Pamuk, Orhan

Book - 2022

Part detective story, part historical epic—a bold and brilliant novel that imagines a plague taking over the fictional island Mingheria in the Ottoman Empire in 1900. Part detective story, part historical epic—a bold and brilliant novel that imagines a plague taking over the fictional island Mingheria in the Ottoman Empire in 1900. Show less

Part detective story, part historical epic—a bold and brilliant novel that imagines a plague taking over the fictional island Mingheria in the Ottoman Empire in 1900. Part detective story, part historical epic—a bold and brilliant novel that imagines a plague taking over the fictional island Mingheria in the Ottoman Empire in 1900. Show less

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Love in the Big City

Love in the Big City

A Novel

by Pak, Sang-yŏng

Book - 2021

When his female best friend and roommate, Jaehee, leaves him to settle down, Young, a cynical gay man living in the lonely city of Seoul, tries to make sense of his life and his relationships. When his female best friend and roommate, Jaehee, leaves him to settle down, Young, a cynical gay man living in the lonely city of Seoul, tries to make sense of his life and his relationships. Show less

When his female best friend and roommate, Jaehee, leaves him to settle down, Young, a cynical gay man living in the lonely city of Seoul, tries to make sense of his life and his relationships. When his female best friend and roommate, Jaehee, leaves him to settle down, Young, a cynical gay man living in the lonely city of Seoul, tries to make sense of his life and his relationships. Show less

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Tomb of Sand

Tomb of Sand

A Novel

by Gītāñjali Śrī

Book - 2023

A playful, feminist, and utterly original epic about a family—especially its inimitable octogenarian matriarch—in northern India. Rich with fantastical el...Show more A playful, feminist, and utterly original epic about a family—especially its inimitable octogenarian matriarch—in northern India. Rich with fantastical elements, folklore, and exuberant wordplay, and encompassing such topics as Buddhism, global warming, feminism, Partition, and the gender binary, it marks the none-too-soon American debut of an extraordinary writer. Show less

A playful, feminist, and utterly original epic about a family—especially its inimitable octogenarian matriarch—in northern India. Rich with fantastical el...Show more A playful, feminist, and utterly original epic about a family—especially its inimitable octogenarian matriarch—in northern India. Rich with fantastical elements, folklore, and exuberant wordplay, and encompassing such topics as Buddhism, global warming, feminism, Partition, and the gender binary, it marks the none-too-soon American debut of an extraordinary writer. Show less

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Flights

Flights

by Tokarczuk, Olga

Book - 2018

A meditative collection from Poland explores themes of travel, movement and existentialism in stories that feature protagonists who question their shifting perspectives in time and space as they tackle extreme agendas. A meditative collection from Poland explores themes of travel, movement and existentialism in stories that feature protagonists who question their shifting perspectives in time and space as they tackle extreme agendas. Show less

A meditative collection from Poland explores themes of travel, movement and existentialism in stories that feature protagonists who question their shifting perspectives in time and space as they tackle extreme agendas. A meditative collection from Poland explores themes of travel, movement and existentialism in stories that feature protagonists who question their shifting perspectives in time and space as they tackle extreme agendas. Show less

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The Big Green Tent

The Big Green Tent

by Ulit͡skai͡a, Li͡udmila

Book - 2015

An orphaned poet, a gifted pianist, and a budding photographer meet in a mid-twentieth-century Moscow school and eventually embody the heroism, folly, compromise, and hope of the Soviet dissident experience. An orphaned poet, a gifted pianist, and a budding photographer meet in a mid-twentieth-century Moscow school and eventually embody the heroism, folly, compromise, and hope of the Soviet dissident experience. Show less

An orphaned poet, a gifted pianist, and a budding photographer meet in a mid-twentieth-century Moscow school and eventually embody the heroism, folly, compromise, and hope of the Soviet dissident experience. An orphaned poet, a gifted pianist, and a budding photographer meet in a mid-twentieth-century Moscow school and eventually embody the heroism, folly, compromise, and hope of the Soviet dissident experience. Show less

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Chilean Poet

Chilean Poet

A Novel

by Zambra, Alejandro

Book - 2022

A playful, discursive novel about families, relationships, poetry, and how easily all three can come together or fall apart. Who is the Chilean poet of the title? A playful, discursive novel about families, relationships, poetry, and how easily all three can come together or fall apart. Who is the Chilean poet of the title? Show less

A playful, discursive novel about families, relationships, poetry, and how easily all three can come together or fall apart. Who is the Chilean poet of the title? A playful, discursive novel about families, relationships, poetry, and how easily all three can come together or fall apart. Who is the Chilean poet of the title? Show less

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