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Monday, 19 October 2026

Afrika by Daniel Kehlmann

 

Afrika

by Daniel Kehlmann

Translated by Ross Benjamin

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Wednesday, 7 October 2026

The Sound of Utopia by Michel Krielaars

 

The Sound of Utopia: 

Musicians in the Time of Stalin

by Michel Krielaars

Translated by Jonathan Reeder

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