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Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird: Stories

by Agustina Bazterrica, translated by Sarah Moses

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Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird: Stories by Agustina Bazterrica, translated by Sarah Moses appears in NPR’s 2023 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around rather short, sci fi, fantasy & speculative fiction, short stories, essays & poetry, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.

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