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2016 selection · Nonfiction
Secondhand Time: The Last Of The Soviets
Secondhand Time: The Last Of The Soviets by Svetlana Alexievich, translated by Bela Shayevich appears in NPR’s 2016 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around nonfiction, for history lovers, eye-opening reads, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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You want an NPR-recommended nonfiction, for history lovers, eye-opening reads title from 2016.
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