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A former poet laureate presents a new collection of essays delivering an unexpected view from the vantage point of very old age.
"Beautiful, subtle, a tour-de-force depicting the transformation of a character. Brilliant way to address the topic from the eyes of a character one wouldn't expect. Great way to show too how much you can convey with a short piece of writing. Geniu..."
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"The author of Call Me by Your Name returns with a deeply romantic memoir of his time in Rome while on the cusp of adulthood. In Roman Year, André Aciman captures the period of his adolescence that began when he and his family first set foot in...
Jenny Erpenbeck (the author of Go, Went, Gone and Visitation) is an epic storyteller and arguably the most powerful voice in contemporary German literature. Erpenbeck's new novel Kairos--an unforgettably compelling masterpiece--tells the story of...