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BOULDER by Eva Baltasar
Translated by Julia Sanches
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WALL by Jen Craig
Granted this is the sort of confession that will have me drawn and quartered in certain circles, but here goes: I’ve never quite GOT Jen Craig. Sure, I…
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BARILOCHE by Andrés Neuman
Translated by Robin Myers
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EARWIG by B. Catling
Surreal gothic horror doesn’t come much weirder than Brian Catling’s Earwig. Just google the title and you’ll find deeply disturbing images from the…
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NOTHING LEFT TO FEAR FROM HELL by Alan Warner
Three books in and I’m ready to say, with some confidence, that Polygon’s Darkland Tales is my all-time favourite series of linked novellas. Handpicking…
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GREEK LESSONS by Han Kang
Translated by Deborah Smith and Emily Yae Won
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THE SHORT END OF THE SONNENALLEE by Thomas Brussig
Translated by Jonathan Franzen and Jenny Watson
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April 2023
THE IMPATIENT by Djaïli Amadou Amal
Translated by Emma Ramadan
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THE IMPERSONAL ADVENTURE by Marcel Béalu
Translated by George MacLennan
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THE OLD WOMAN AND THE RIVER by Ismail Fahd Ismail
Translated by Sophia Vasalou
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ALMARINA by Valeria Parrella
Translated by Alex Valente
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THE TOMB GUARDIANS by Paul Griffiths
The Tomb Guardians opens with a jarring series of short interjections - a conversation in collage, reminiscent of Samuel Beckett. It’s hard to tell…
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