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Translated by Charlotte BarslundOne of the foremost writers of her generation explores the strength and pain of being youngAs winter approaches in Norway and the daylight dwindles, a chance encounter prompts a novelist to reexamine her…
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Trailblazing author Isabel Waidner returns with an existential cat-and-mouse story of grief, loss, ambition, and the possibility making oneself anewTwo men meet in a flat in London. They are total strangers and yet they look remarkably…
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A thought-provoking work by a singular voice, this short, sharp essay invites us to critically reconsider power, ideology and the boundaries of free speech.Invisible, invasive and widely taken for granted, censorship is a globalized force…
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Translated by Barbara J. HavelandLonglisted for the International Booker Prize 2025The first volume of the poetic, page-turning masterpiece about one woman's fall through the cracks of time.'A total explosion.' Nicole…
Recommended by Gayle
‘One of the most perfect short novels I’ve ever read. Helen Garner vividly depicts the gentle implosion of the Fox family – from shabby domestic bliss to disaster (and back again) – in 150 pages of brilliantly spare prose.’
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She is a curator, who spends her time dressing the rooms of historic buildings to bring them to life. But in the lush private quarters of a medieval palace, she finds herself so transfixed by the reign of an almost-forgotten King that the…
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Translated by Daniel BowlesThe cult translated hit of 2024-25: a road trip novel like you've never read before from one of Europe's most acclaimed writers'Odd and evocative, a frolicking rumination' TIMES CRITICS' BEST BOOK…
Recommended by Liv
The Wax Child - the narrator of this novel - gives their account of a 17th-century witch trial and bears testament to human folly, the persecution of women and the solidarity of these “victims of untruth”. Ravn's novel reads like one long incantation – it's deeply unsettling and eery – but there's also a sense of humour rooted in its irony.
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Translated by Sophie Hughes Millennial expat couple Anna and Tom are living the dream in Berlin, in a bright, affordable, plant-filled apartment. Their life as young digital creatives revolves around slow cooking, Danish…
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'These revolutionary pages blew me away with extraordinary pleasure' Devorah Baum'Interesting and intriguing, inspiring and amusing' Adam Phillips'Luminous, accessible and fascinating' Josh Cohen'Funny, clever and wise, self aware' Monique…