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2015 selection · Fiction & literature
The Story Of The Lost Child: Neapolitan Novels, Book Four
The Story Of The Lost Child: Neapolitan Novels, Book Four by Elena Ferrante appears in NPR’s 2015 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around seriously great writing, fiction, tales from around the world, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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Umami
- NPR Books We Love
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- The New York Times — 10 Best Books
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My Documents
- NPR Books We Love
My Documents by Alejandro Zambra, translated by Megan McDowell appears in NPR’s 2015 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around short stories, essays & poetry, seriously great writing, tales from around the world, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.