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Contemporary literature

Cocktail Hour

by Nell Zink,

From Sister Europe, which was published last month by Knopf. Demian was among the first guests to arrive, taking a taxi. He had intended to get through the evening by…

Is This Real?

by Laila Lalami,

From The Dream Hotel, which will be published this month by Pantheon. Morning light silvers the glass-brick windows of the Safe-X library. A sign taped to the wall above the…

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