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Pulitzer Prize winner Viet Thanh Nguyen’s To Save and to Destroy is a deeply personal reflection on outsiders in literature and in US society. Across six... Læs mere
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Ten Indian Classics showcases translations from a vast array of India’s literary traditions, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Panjabi, Persian, Sanskrit, Telugu, and Urdu, with a foreword by... Læs mere