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Crudo: A Novel

by Olivia Laing

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Crudo: A Novel by Olivia Laing appears in NPR’s 2018 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around fiction, rather short, seriously great writing, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.

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