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20 Great International Books for U.S. Readers

  • FICTION

    PAPER CAGE

    FEB. 13, 2024

FICTION

PAPER CAGE

by Tom Baragwanath

Just the kind of dark, disturbing, gritty, and unusual treat thriller lovers are looking for. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    GRETA & VALDIN

    FEB. 6, 2024

  • FICTION

    ÆDNAN

    JAN. 9, 2024

FICTION

ÆDNAN

by Linnea Axelsson ; translated by Saskia Vogel

A sharp-edged tale in verse of colonial suppression, resistance, and survival. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    THE UNDERSTORY

    MARCH 12, 2024

FICTION

THE UNDERSTORY

by Saneh Sangsuk ; translated by Mui Poopoksakul

A charming, engrossing, profound exploration of the transformative power of stories. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    UNDER THE STORM

    FEB. 27, 2024

  • FICTION

    YOUR UTOPIA

    JAN. 30, 2024

FICTION

YOUR UTOPIA

by Bora Chung ; translated by Anton Hur

The imagined worlds here may not be utopian—but the reading experience is. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    HARD BY A GREAT FOREST

    JAN. 30, 2024

FICTION

HARD BY A GREAT FOREST

by Leo Vardiashvili

An unforgettable aria to a lost homeland, full of anger, sorrow, and longing. Full review >

FULL REVIEW >
  • FICTION

    VERDIGRIS

    JAN. 2, 2024

FICTION

VERDIGRIS

by Michele Mari ; translated by Brian Robert Moore

A gripping, beguiling, occasionally discomfiting, and utterly fascinating tour de force. Full review >

FULL REVIEW >
  • FICTION

    LOVE NOVEL

    FEB. 6, 2024

FICTION

LOVE NOVEL

by Ivana Sajko ; translated by Mima Simić

A devastating book, humane, original, and deeply relevant. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    TALI GIRLS

    NOV. 14, 2023

  • NONFICTION

    HEAD ABOVE WATER

    JULY 18, 2023

  • NONFICTION

    LAST TO EAT, LAST TO LEARN

    FEB. 20, 2024

  • NONFICTION

    THE YOUNG MAN

    SEPT. 12, 2023

  • NONFICTION

    SEEING

    AUG. 15, 2023

NONFICTION

SEEING

by Chai Jing ; translated by Yan Yan

Poignant and thoughtful considerations of Chinese news stories from behind the scenes. Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    WAITING TO BE ARRESTED AT NIGHT

    AUG. 1, 2023

HISTORY

WAITING TO BE ARRESTED AT NIGHT

by Tahir Hamut Izgil ; translated by Joshua L. Freeman

A profoundly moving memoir about China’s oppression of the Uyghurs. Full review >

FULL REVIEW >
  • NONFICTION

    A DEATH IN MALTA

    NOV. 7, 2023

  • NONFICTION

    WHAT'S COOKING IN THE KREMLIN

    NOV. 7, 2023

  • NONFICTION

    DAUGHTERS OF LATIN AMERICA

    AUG. 15, 2023

NONFICTION

DAUGHTERS OF LATIN AMERICA

edited by Sandra Guzmán

A fresh, indispensable look at the wide, multicultural world of Latine women writers. Full review >

FULL REVIEW >

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