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2016 selection · Nonfiction
Native: Dispatches From An Israeli-Palestinian Life
Native: Dispatches From An Israeli-Palestinian Life by Sayed Kashua appears in NPR’s 2016 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around tales from around the world, biography & memoir, nonfiction, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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You want an NPR-recommended tales from around the world, biography & memoir, nonfiction title from 2016.
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