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2019 selection · Graphic novels
Swimming In Darkness
Swimming In Darkness by Lucas Harari, translated by David Homel appears in NPR’s 2019 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around staff picks, comics & graphic novels, tales from around the world, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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