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Books from Around the World June 2021
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Death notice : a novel by Haohui ZhouAn elite police squad hunts a manipulative mastermind out to publically execute criminals the law cannot reach.
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To hold up the sky
by Cixin Liu
The Hugo Award-winning author of Supernova Era presents a collection of speculative science-fiction tales that envision the future and reimagine the past in settings ranging from the coal mines of China to the edges of frontier space. 75,000 first printing.
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Mount Pleasant
by Alain Patrice Nganang
Taken from her family and given as a gift to the exiled sultan of 1931 Cameroon, Sara is adopted by bride-training slave, Bertha, who believes Sara is the son she lost years earlier and who compels her to live life as a boy in the sultan's declining world of art and intellectual pursuits.
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The archer
by Paulo Coelho
A young man seeks wisdom from a retired hunter who explains how the principles of bowhunting can help readers find the courage to take risks and embrace life’s unexpected turns. By the best-selling author of The Alchemist. Illustrations.
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Mouthful of birds : stories
by Samanta Schweblin
A first English-language collection of stories by the Man Booker International Prize-finalist author of Fever Dream incorporates themes of high suspense, psychological tension, unearthly restlessness and distortions in reality
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The children's train : a novel by Viola ArdoneA tale based on true events follows the experiences of a boy in post-World War II Italy who joins thousands of other children from the south to live with adoptive families in the less-desperate north.
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Untraceable : a novel
by Sergeĭ Lebedev
"At its center is a ruthless chemist named Professor Kalitin, obsessed with developing an absolutely deadly, undetectable and untraceable poison for which there is no antidote. But Kalitin becomes consumed by guilt over countless deaths from his Faustianpact to create the ultimate venom. When the Soviet Union collapses, the chemist defects and is given a new identity in Western Europe. After another Russian is murdered with Kalitin's poison, his cover is blown and he's drawn into an investigation of thedeath by Western agents. Two special forces killers are sent to silence him-using his own undetectable poison"
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The lost village
by Camilla Sten
Obsessed with the vanishing residents of an old mining town, dubbed “The Lost Village,” documentary filmmaker Alice Lindstedt and her crew set up camp and are soon plagued by strange events that makes them realize they are not alone. 100,000 first printing.
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Three o'clock in the morning : a novel
by Gianrico Carofiglio
Visiting Marseilles to seek medical care, an estranged father and his epileptic son endure two caffeine-imbued nights of bonding in the culturally rich city while encountering a diverse array of remarkable locals. 20,000 first printing.
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Aquarium
by Ya'arah Shehori
A debut novel follows two sisters, both deaf and raised in seclusion by deaf parents, and the shattering consequences that unfold when that isolation comes to an end.
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Whereabouts
by Jhumpa Lahiri
An English translation of a first Italian-language novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Lowland follows the routines of a misfit city dweller who experiences a year of remarkable transformation in the aftermath of a parent’s death.
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The widow queen
by Elçzbieta Cherezińska
Presented as a choice marriage candidate to princes in three different realms, a Polish duke’s daughter is forced to reconcile her dreams with the harsh realities of leadership in a foreign land. 150,000 first printing.
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The secret talker : a novel
by Geling Yan
Receiving psychologically disturbing emails from an unknown adversary, a professor's wife is forced to confront her dark past in China while investigating her stalker's personal motives in a desperate effort to save her marriage. 25,000 first printing.
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The girl who died
by Ragnar Jónasson
A new teacher in a remote Icelandic village investigates after she is plagued by nightmares of a white-clad little girl in her rented attic apartment that happens to be the site of a local legendary haunting. 50,000 first printing.
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