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    Literary Fiction

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    Fic­tion
    Berlin Atom­ized
    Julia Kornberg; Jack Rockwell, trans.
    Cover of Mazeltov
    Fic­tion
    Mazel­tov
    Eli Zuzovsky
    Cover of This Is a Love Story
    Fic­tion
    This Is a Love Story
    Jes­si­ca Soffer
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    Fic­tion
    A Gor­geous Excitement
    Cyn­thia Weiner
    Cover of Salt
    Fic­tion
    Salt
    Adriana Riva; Denise Kripper, trans.
    Cover of Going Home
    Fic­tion
    Going Home
    Tom Lam­ont
    Cover of The Castle
    Fic­tion
    The Cas­tle
    Seth Rogoff
    Cover of Things That Cause Inappropriate Happiness
    Fic­tion
    Things That Cause Inap­pro­pri­ate Happiness
    Dani­la Botha
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