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January 31, 2026
The best recent translated fiction
White Moss by Anna Nerkagi; The Old Fire by Elisa Shua Dusapin; The Roof Beneath Their Feet by Geetanjali Shree; Berlin Shuffle by Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz
TL;DR
- A novel about the Nenets people in the Russian Arctic, their community, and encounters with Soviet representatives.
- A story of Agathe returning to her French family home after her father's death, navigating estrangement and uncovering past secrets.
- A narrative set in an Indian neighborhood, focusing on grief, memory, and the intertwined stories of Bitva and Lalna.
- A summary of "Berlin Shuffle," a 1920s Berlin-set novel by Boschwitz, featuring characters struggling with life's hardships.
- Each summarized novel explores themes of personal relationships, loss, and resilience in different cultural and historical contexts.
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