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Greek Lessons
by Han Kang
A young Korean woman losing her ability to speak befriends a Greek language teacher who is losing his sight, and soon they discover they have even more in common, in the new novel from the International Booker Prize-winning author of The Vegetarian.
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Our City That Year
by Geetanjali Shree
A city teeters on the edge of chaos. A society lies fractured along fault lines of faith and ideology. A playground becomes a battleground. A looming silence grips the public.
Against this backdrop, Shruti, a writer paralyzed by the weight of events, tries to find her words, while Sharad and Hanif, academics whose voices are drowned out by extremism, find themselves caught between clichés and government slogans. And there's Daddu, Sharad's father, a beacon of hope in the growing darkness. As they each grapple with thoughts of speaking the unspeakable, an unnamed narrator takes on the urgent task of bearing witness.
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No Place to Bury the Dead : a novel
by Karina Sainz Borgo
In an unnamed Latin American country, a mysterious plague quickly spreads, erasing the memory of anyone infected. Angustias Romero flees with her family, but their flight is tragically cut short when she loses both her children.
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The Empusium
by Olga Tokarczuk
A historical-fiction novel set in a sanitarium on the eve of World War I probes the horrors that lie beneath our most hallowed ideas.
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Hunchback : a novel
by Saou Ichikawa
Shaka has a congenital disorder and lives in a care home outside Tokyo, but her mind has no boundaries: She takes e-learning courses and publishes fantasies on websites, and when she offers a ton of money for a sperm donor, her nurse accepts the dare.
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Jumpnauts
by Jingfang Hao
Three rising scientists within the Pacific League of Nations form an uneasy alliance to secure first contact with a mysterious alien race before their rivals formulate a potentially disastrous military response, forcing them to solve puzzles rooted within human antiquity, confront their personal demons and discover truths of the universe.
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Life Ceremony
by Sayaka Murata
Blending together humor and horror, this stellar short-story collection by the author of the cult sensation Convenience Store Woman, translated into English for the first time, portrays weird love, heartfelt friendships and the unsettling nature of human existence.
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We Do Not Part : a novel
by Han Kang
As Kyungha braves a treacherous snowstorm on Jeju Island to save her injured friend's pet, she unwittingly embarks on a journey that blurs reality and memory, uncovering a hidden chapter of Korean history and the enduring power of friendship amidst forgotten violence.
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A Sunny Place for Shady People
by Mariana Enriquez
Offers twelve unsettling stories where ordinary people living in Argentina, particularly women, must confront terrifying and surreal encounters with the supernatural, in the new collection from the author of Our Share of the Night.
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Counterattacks at Thirty
by Won-Pyung Sohn
From the bestselling author of ALMOND, The Devil Wears Prada meets The Office in this witty, humane, and ultimately transformative story of a group of young workers who rebel against the status quo.
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Mina's Matchbox
by Yoko Ogawa
In 1972, 12-year-old Tomoko is sent to stay with her affluent aunt's family in a coastal town in Japan where she, beguiled by her devoted aunt, her German great-aunt, her charming uncle and her cousin, Mina, who draws her into an intoxicating world of secrets and storytelling, soon discovers the truth behind their glittering façade.
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The Rainfall Market
by You Yeong-Gwang
If you could swap your life for a better one, which would you choose? On the outskirts of Rainbow Town, there is an old, abandoned house. They say that if you send a letter detailing your misfortunes there, you could receive a ticket. If you bring this ticket to the house on the first day of the rainy season, you'll be granted entrance into the mysterious Rainfall Market-where you can choose to completely change your life.
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Kim Jiyoung, born 1982
by Nam-ju Cho
A feminist best-seller from Korea following the experiences of a millennial from Seoul who suddenly manifests the bizarre symptom of being able to flawlessly impersonate and then become any woman, alive or dead.
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My Name Is Emilia Del Valle
by Isabel Allende
Set in the late 1800s, the story follows a young writer named Emilia who travels from San Francisco to Chile to cover a civil war. Emilia's journey is a quest to uncover the truth about her father and herself.
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Blue Hunger
by Viola Di Grado
Mourning her twin's death, a young woman leaves Rome for Shanghai and befriends a mysterious girl with a turbulent past and the pair discover a new dimension where the citizens practice extreme erotic rituals.
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Run With The Wind : a novel
by Shion Miura
In western Tokyo, former track star Kakeru Kurahara is recruited by enthusiastic student Haiji Kiyose to join Chikusei-so dorm's diverse group of boys, who, despite lacking both athleticism and interest, are convinced to form a team to compete in the legendary Hakone Ekiden marathon relay.
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Silken Gazelles
by Jokha Alharthi
Years after her friend Asiya is forced to their small mountainside village, Ghazaala, never giving up on finding a love that might replace the bond they shared, recounts the story of her deepening, transformative friendship with Harir, a fellow college student, at different stages of life.
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Clean : a novel
by Alia Trabucco Zerâan
Estela, a maid interrogated after a young girl's death, recounts her seven years witnessing the unraveling of a wealthy family, revealing their secrets, betrayals and tensions in a gripping tale of power, domesticity and betrayal.
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Seven Empty Houses
by Samanta Schweblin
Published for the first time in English, an author at the forefront of a new generation of Latin American writers presents seven stories in which seven houses are devoid of love or life or furniture, of people or the truth or of memories, but something always creeps back in.
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The Unworthy
by Agustina Bazterrica
A thrilling work of literary horror about a woman cloistered in a secretive, violent religious order, while outside the world has fallen into chaos.
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Vanishing world : a novel
by Sayaka Murata
In an alternate Japan where sex between married couples is taboo and procreation relies on artificial insemination, Amane wrestles with her unconventional desires and joins her husband in a utopian Experiment City, where communal parenting and artificial pregnancies redefine life.
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Pink Slime
by Fernanda Trías
In a city ravaged by a mysterious plague, a woman tries to understand why her world is falling apart. An algae bloom has poisoned the previously pristine air that blows in from the sea. Inland, a secretive corporation churns out the only food anyone can afford—a revolting pink paste, made of an unknown substance. In the short, desperate breaks between deadly windstorms, our narrator stubbornly tends to her few remaining with her difficult but vulnerable mother; with the ex-husband for whom she still harbors feelings; with the boy she nannies, whose parents sent him away even as terrible threats loomed. Yet as conditions outside deteriorate further, her commitment to remaining in place only grows—even if staying means being left behind.
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The Healing Season of Pottery
by Yeon Somin
Burned out by her TV news writing job, Jungmin abruptly leaves her job to take time alone and attempt to put her life back together, but when she stumbles upon a little pottery studio in her neighborhood, its windows almost entirely covered by plants, she is invited in by the mysterious workshop teacher.
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Vladivostok Circus
by Elisa Shua Dusapin
Nathalie arrives at the circus in Vladivostok, Russia, fresh out of fashion school in Geneva. She is there to design the costumes for a trio of artists who are due to perform one of the most dangerous acts of all: the Russian Bar. As winter approaches, the season at Vladivostok is winding down, leaving the windy port city empty as the performers rush off to catch trains, boats, and buses home; all except the Russian bar trio and their manager. They are scheduled to perform at a festival in Ulan Ude, just before Christmas. What ensues is an intimate and beguiling account of four people learning to work with and trust one another.
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The Lantern of Lost Memories
by Sanaka Hiiragi
A life-affirming novel about a magical photo studio, where people go after they die to view key moments from their life--and relive one precious memory before they pass into the afterlife.
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The Night Guest
by Hildur Knâutsdâottir
In contemporary Reykjavík, Iðunn must deal with mysterious propensity to sleepwalk, a condition that is causing her constant fatigue. What mysteries are behind the places she goes?
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