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Not a River by Selva Almada

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Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck

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The Details by Ia Genberg

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Mater 2-10 by Hwang Sok-yong

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What I'd rather not think about by Jente Posthuma

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Crooked Plow by Itamar Vieira Junior

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