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October Child: by Linda Boström Knausgård (Trans. by Saskia Vogel) The author, despite writing about mental health difficulties and memory loss, writes on a path toward understanding. Read More
The Last Million: by David Nasaw The Last Million details one of the gravest humanitarian catastrophes that unfolded within this maelstrom of post-war wreckage. Read More
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