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An engrossing memoir about coming of age in the ruins of post-Soviet Albania.
An engrossing memoir about coming of age in the ruins of post-Soviet Albania.
The Argentine author writes beautifully about relationships that strain the bounds of desire and push the limits of morality.
A bravura Italian novel about the points in life where “[all the] pain is concentrated.”
A brilliant, nuanced novel about the links between masculinity and violence in Argentina.
Cynthia Haven’s “Czesław Miłosz: A California Life” captures the formative dynamics of exile.
A Welsh writer’s debut story collection brims with strivers, toilers, and dreamers who never quite grasp the brass ring.